Midwest Radio will have live commentary of two provincial deciders this weekend. On Saturday at 1.30pm Tooreen will look to retain their Connacht Intermediate Hurling crown when they come up against the Galway Champions Oranmore Maree. The game will take…

Ronan Denning from Charlestown and his navigator Karl Egan (Galway) enjoyed huge success at the Triton Showers National Rally Championship Awards Night held on Saturday night last in the Sheraton Hotel, Athlone. The pair had a very successful year in their…

Westport Utd has paid tribute to former player, coach, committee member and Chairman, Ollie Gannon who has passed away following a battle with illness. In a statement today the club say Ollie came from a family with a tradition in Westport United. His father,…

Assassin Boxing have confirmed that they’ve once again teamed up with TG4 to offer live coverage of ‘The Homecoming’ on December 7th from The Royal Theatre, Castlebar. December 7th will see Ray Moylette challenge for his first title and look to gain world…

St. ATTRACTA’S CS, TUBBERCURRY, SLIGO (Girls) & ST. LOUIS CS, KILTIMAGH, MAYO (Boys) secured top spot at the FAI Post Primary School First Year Connacht Futsal Finals in IT Sligo yesterday. The Tubbercurry outfit were defending Champions in the girls division…

Assassin Boxing has announced that Roy Sheahan will fight on December 7th in Mayo on the undercard of ‘The Homecoming’ which is headlined by Ray Moylette’s first title fight and the return of Gary Spike O Sullivan. Roy Sheahan, a decorated amateur, hit the…

The throw-in time for Sunday week's Connacht Senior Club Football Final has been revised. The meeting of Ballintubber and Corofin in Elverys MacHale Park will throw in at the later time of 2pm. The game will be live on Midwest Radio with thanks to Corrigan's…

This Friday will see 68 of the top players in Irish schools line out for the FAI Schools Under-15 Girls' Interprovincial Tournament. A number of Mayo players are involved for Connacht, including Amy Mahon of St Joseph's Community College, Charlestown, Alison…

The proposed football rule changes to be discussed by Central Council this weekend have been finalised. As previously reported, the proposed alteration to the kick-out rule has been changed to see all kickouts taken from the 20-metre line needing to clear the…

The next stages of the Connacht Club fixtures have been confirmed. In the AIB Club Junior football championship final on Saturday, Easkey take on Clonbur in Enniscrone at 1.30. The intermediate final is down for decision on Sunday as An Spideal meet…

Galway are hoping Joe Canning won't miss any game time after been sent off in yesterday's Wild Geese Trophy match in Sydney. The 2017 Hurler of the Year was shown a straight red card for a high tackle on Kilkenny defender Enda Morrissey during the exhibition…

The Mayo Under 21 Football Championship has thrown up some interesting results so far. The action continues this weekend. In the A Championship Group 1 on Sunday Belmullet host Ballina Stephenites at 12 noon. Westport entertain Knockmore at 12 also on Sunday…

Republic of Ireland Under 16 Head Coach Paul Osam is targeting a positive start to the Victory Shield as they face Northern Ireland in their opening game. The Ireland U16 squad are based in Tralee, throughout the week for the tournament with Ireland’s first…

Team of The Month Sponsored by Hastings The award for Team of the Month for September /October goes to double winners Ballina Town. Ballina completed their Super League season by winning all three league games in September and then went on to win the Connacht…

At a meeting of Roscommon GAA held yesterday evening Anthony Cunningham was ratified as manager of the Roscommon Senior Football team. Anthony Cunningham is no stranger to Roscommon GAA having previously managed the Roscommon senior hurling team and the St…

Roscommon appear to be on the verge of appointing a new senior football manager. An emergency county board meeting has been called for tonight, with the vacancy the only item on the agenda. The Rossies have been without a manager since Kevin McStay stepped…

Mayo manager James Horan has had a busy few weeks since taking over as manager of the Mayo Senior football team. He & his management team had over 100 players from 44 clubs involved in trial games as the plans for 2019 got underway. "It was a great exercise…

In the AIB Camogie Club championships, Mayo side Na Brídeoga take on Ratoath of Co Meath in the All-Ireland Junior B semi-final this Sunday. The game throws in at 2pm at Pádraig Pearses GAA pitch in Co Roscommon.

Reports today are linking Anthony Cunningham with two vacant inter-county managerial positions. The former Galway hurling manager has emerged as a possible successor to Kevin McStay, who stood down as Roscommon football manager in September- that's according…

In ladies football, the All-Ireland club semi-finals will be played the weekend after next, with Kilkerrin /Clonberne of Galway hosting Mourneabbey of Cork at 1pm on Sunday 18th November in the Senior Club Championship semi-final. The other senior semi-final…

Former Mayo women’s football boss Frank Browne has switched codes and will manage Dublin’s senior camogie team in 2019. Browne was in charge when Mayo made the 2017 All-Ireland final, which they lost to Dublin, and he has managed Mayo’s hurlers in the past…

The Fixtures details have been officially confirmed by Connacht Council ahead of a busy weekend in the club provincial scene. On Sunday the Connacht Club Senior Football Championship semi-finals take centre stage. At 1.30pm in Carrick On Shannon Ballintubber…

Two members of the All Ireland-winning Dublin side have been nominated for Ladies Footballer of the Year. Sinead Aherne is nominated for the third year running alongside Dublin team-mate Lyndsey Davey. They're joined on the shortlist by Cork captain Ciara…

Three Mayo Clubs are in action this weekend in the Connacht Championship. The Connacht Council have confirmed to Midwest Sport this lunchtime that Both Balla and Belmullet will play their respective games on Saturday at 1.30 with the venues to be confirmed…

Mayo Volleyball Club have defeated Garda 3-0 in St. Louis Community School. Claremorris native Edel Nolan had an inspiring display with numerous impenetrable shots which the away side could not deal with. Mayo's early onslaught delivered a commanding 25-12…

Ray Moylette will have to overcome tough Mexican opposition if he is to claim his first professional title next month. The Islandeady lightweight makes his Mayo homecoming at the Royal Theatre in Castlebar on Friday December 7th and it has been announced that…

There was yet more glory for All-Ireland champions Limerick this evening as they were awarded six places on the PwC All-Star hurling team of 2018, and star players Cian Lynch and Kyle Hayes were unveiled as the Hurler of the Year and Young Hurler of the Year…

The GAA and the GPA are pleased to announce the list of players who are being honoured for their outstanding performances in the McDonagh, Ring, Rackard and Meagher Hurling Championships in 2018. These Champion 15 selections will see the winners receive their…

The quarter final & semi final draws for the Mayo GAA U21 A, B & C championships was made last night below are the details: Quarter Finals: 1 - Winner Group 3 v Runner Up Group 1 2 - Winner Group 1 v Runner Up Group 3 3 - Winner Group 4 v Runner Up Group 2 4…

The Ireland panel for this Saturday’s Under 21 Hurling-Shinty international clash has been announced. The match takes place in the GAA’s National Games Development Centre in Abbottstown, West Dublin, tomorrow at 2pm. Damien Reck of Wexford, Dublin’s Donal…

Ireland U18 Clubs Head Coach Fiach O’Loughlin has named his squad for this Saturday’s test vs Italy in Treviso (kick off 4pm). The squad includes 11 of the Connacht U18 side that won the interprovincial crown in August – the province’s first title at U18…

All Ireland Champions Dublin dominate this year's P-W-C All Stars winning seven awards, but Captain Stephen Cluxton misses out. Jack McCaffey, James McCarthy, Brian Fenton and Ciaran Kilkenny are all honoured for the third time, but Monaghan's Rory Beggan is…

Sligo GAA Senior Football Manager Paul Taylor has announced his backroom team. John MacPartland (Jnr) has been appointed as a Selector. John is from the Coolera/Strandhill Club & is a former Sligo Player. He was also involved with Sligo u21s alongside Paul…

Mayo GAA are reminding supporters that the deadline for 2019 Season Ticket renewals is this Wednesday Oct 31st. Supporters can log in to their season ticket account & renew NOW at www.seasontickets.ie. If you have a Croke Park Season ticket this can be…

This week the Irish Master Athletics Association announced the Irish teams to compete in the British & Irish Masters Cross Country International next month. This follows last Sunday’s (October 21) trials – part of the Open Autumn Cross Country Festival at the…

Irish riders have made a winning start at the Italian five-star World Cup show in Verona, with Mayo’s Michael G Duffy claiming the top prize in today’s (Friday) 1m50 speed competition. Twenty-one-year-old Duffy was drawn to jump near the end of the…

Liam Buckley has been confirmed as the new manager of Sligo Rovers. The former St. Pat's boss takes over from Ger Lyttle, who departed the Showgrounds in recent weeks. Sligo go into tonight's final SSE Airtricity Premier Division round of matches in 8th…

Corofin are going for their 6th successive Galway Senior Crown on Sunday afternoon. Kevin O'Brien's side will lock horns with Mountbellew/Moylough in the decider. The sides also met in last's year final with Corofin prevailing on a 2-14 to 0-10 scorline.…

Ballina will look to continue their perfect start to life back in the All-Ireland League aiming to get their fourth straight win in Division 2C tomorrow afternoon. Following a break last weekend, the Moysiders will travel to face Bruff in Limerick with…

Connacht have recalled Bundee Aki and Kieran Marmion for their game against the Ospreys in Wales tonight. Quinn Roux and Finlay Bealham also start. Connacht are coming off the back of victories against the Scarlets and Ulster in two of their last three games…

Darragh Reilly of Sligo Rovers has been included in the Republic of Ireland U15 Squad for two upcoming international friendlies away to Poland next month. The squad meet this weekend for a three-day training camp in Co. Meath.

There was great success for two Mayo schools yesterday in the FAI Mayo Post Primary Schools Tournament. St. Louis School Kiltimagh Boys and St Josephs Girls Secondary School Castlebar qualified for the Connacht FAI Futsal Finals in IT Sligo on November 14th.

Islandeady boxer Ray Moylette will fight for the WBC International title when he comes home to Castlebar on December 7th. The former amateur European and World gold medallist, who has an 11-0 record since making the switch to the professional ranks, will…

Ireland international scrum half Kieran Marmion has returned to the Connacht side to face the Ospreys at the Brewery Field, Bridgend on Friday (Kick off 8:05pm). His return sees him renew his half back partnership with Jack Carty who is back in the starting…

The majority of inter-county Footballers are now in favour of a tiered All Ireland Championship. That is the finding of the latest survey by the Gaelic Players Association. Division four teams unanimously voted to boycott a proposed 'B' championship in 2016.…

Roscommon GAA has confirmed that preferred candidate Aidan O'Rourke has withdrawn from the process of selecting a new senior football manager. The former Armagh All-Ireland winner's name was due to be put to club delegates at a meeting of the Roscommon county…

In the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division last night, Sligo Rovers and Bohemians drew 1-1 at the Showgrounds. Elsewhere, Bray Wanderers have recorded their first win since July. A John Sullivan goal five minutes into added time handed the Seagull's a 2-1…

Midwest Sport understands that a steering group of Mayo County Board has requested that clubs would consider giving €83 of their annual gate receipt rebate back so it can be given to Caiseal Gaels and Ballyvary Hurling Clubs. The two clubs were left out of…

Roscommon's wait to appoint Kevin McStay's successor continues. They were expected to ratify 2002 All Ireland-winner with Armagh Aidan O'Rourke as the new senior football manager at a County Board meeting last night. But Roscommon say their preferred…

Carnacon captured their 20th Mayo title in total yesterday, following a 9-10 to 0-4 victory over Knockmore. Carnacon will now look to retain their provincial crown on Sunday, November 4, when they meet Galway’s Kilkerrin-Clonberne in the final. This is a…

Michael D McAndrew and Nigel Reape watched Ballintubber claim their place in the Mayo Co Final last weekend and afterwards they previewed where the 2018 Co Final would be won and lost. Andy Moran looked ahead to the game with us and told us where the…

Donegal GAA has confirmed that Stephen Rochford is joining the senior football team’s backroom staff. In a statement this afternoon Donegal GAA says that Karl Lacey, Anthony McGrath and John McElhome are leaving the backroom team and former Mayo manager…

The Underdogs will be vying to overcome the All-Ireland champions Dublin in Parnell Park tonight. Kiltimagh native Blake Forkan will be between the posts for the Underdogs while Ballaghaderreen's Cormac Doohan will also be involved. The game gets underway at…

Scrum-half Caolin Blade is set to captain Connacht for the first time as his side take on Sale in the European Challenge Cup on Saturday (kick-off 3pm). With Jack Carty rested after playing seven games in a row, Blade will form a half back partnership with…

A site the GAA invested €2.8m in at the height of the Celtic Tiger is now being turned into a soccer academy. It's understood the 103 acres of land near Athenry has been bought by the Comer Group for less than €1m - representing a loss to Galway GAA. The…

Under 19 manger Brian Dorrian will take charge of Sligo Rovers for the rest of the season. It follows the news that Ger Lyttle's contract will not be renewed. Dorrian will lead the team for the final nine days of this year's S-S-E Airtricity League Premier…

Ger Lyttle has departed as Sligo Rovers manager. The club have opted not to renew his contract, and will install an interim boss for their final three games of the season. Sligo are 8th with three games remaining of the SSE Airtricity Premier Division, but…

Two Irish boxers must shake off the disappointment of semi final defeats, and fight for bronze medals. Sligo flyweight Dean Clancy, who lost his flyweight semio-final to Briitain's Ivan Price last night, will face Brazil's Luiz Chalot de Oliveira in Buenos…

Donegal GAA are expected to confirm the appointment of former Mayo manager Stephen Rochford to the county senior set-up, according to Highland Radio. Donegal boss Declan Bonner has moved quickly to replace Karl Lacey by bringing in Rochford as the new coach.…

Connacht Rugby and the IRFU have announced that Ireland international Quinn Roux has signed a two-year contract extension up to the end of the 2020/21 season. He has made 85 appearances so far for the province and won six Ireland caps. Quinn Roux previously…

The Mayo Open Darts Championship "The Michael Geraghty Memorial Cup" took place on Saturday last in Flynn's Sports Bar, Castlebar. Big numbers turned up to take part in the competition. The Ladies competition was won by Catherine Fleming. Catherine defeated…

Chris Ashton is back for Sale's European Challenge Cup clash with Connacht this Saturday. The England back has returned to the Sharks' squad after serving a seven week suspension. Sale's U-S-A international out-half A-J MacGinty will miss the visit of his…

Mayo’s Sarah Rowe says she is really looking forward to the challenge of playing in the AFL. Sarah was speaking at the launch of “20*20” which is a new initiative for women in sport. The campaign sets a ­target of 20 per cent more media ­coverage of women in…

Anthony Rainbow has been linked with the vacant Roscommon senior football manager's position, with officials believed to be looking outside the county to find a successor to Kevin McStay. With McStay standing down in early September, Roscommon are the only…

Galway gymnast Emma Slevin capped a fine week in Buenos Aires with a fifth place finish in the women's balance beam. Slevin says she can scarcely believe a week that saw her compete in four separate finals.

English starlets Bohunt School, Wokingham dashed the dreams of Sacred Heart School yesterday when they secured top spot in the annual Rod Houston Cup for the first time ever. The Bohunt outfit dispatched the Westport side 2-1 in a tantalising conclusion to…

Connacht will have 2 Boxers competing in the Finals of the European Junior Championships today in Russia. Lisa O’Rourke from Castlerea Boxing Club and Patrick Myers from Sligo will both be in the ring today. Connacht had 7 Boxers in these Championships and…

Mayo AC’s Melbourne based member Sinéad Diver ran the race of her life yesterday. She was first woman finisher in the Melbourne Marathon in a new personal best time of 2:25.19, knocking a massive six minutes off her Nagoya, Japan finish time from March 2017,…

The All Ireland Schools Combined Athletics were held yesterday in AIT Athlone. Athletes competed in high jump, long jump, hurdles, shot putt and an 800mtr. Ballyhaunis Community School was represented by Niamh O Neill and she finished 2nd. In doing so she was…

Mayo Volleyball Club got their season opener off to a great start with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Dalkey Devils in The Sports hall in St. Louis school Kiltimagh. The home side suffered an early onslaught as the south Dublin outfit built up a 10-5 lead.…

In the aftermath of Storm Callum heavy rain on Saturday allowed Brian Moore to exercise his supreme talent in atrocious conditions, the Mayo driver had his brother Lorcan, alongside in the co-drivers seat of their Honda Civic as they took an emphatic victory…

Galway’s Emma Slevin finished eighth in both the vault and the uneven bars yesterday, having performed outstandingly to qualify for the final. Slevin achieved a score of 12.833 in the vault and 12.600 in the bars, with solid clean performances.…

WESTPORT’S Sacred Heart School will represent FAI Schools this weekend in the Rod Houston Cup for the first time ever as Lilleshall National Sports Centre in Shropshire plays host. The Mayo crew qualified for the prestigious event following a dramatic victory…

Sligo’s Mona McSharry has booked her place in the finals of the women’s 50 freestyle as second fastest qualifier, breaking her own national record by 0.12 seconds with a time of 25.42. “That was amazing,” said an elated McSharry after the race, “Anything I…

Dublin's quest for a ninth Leinster title in a row will begin with a quarter final against either Louth or Wexford. A potential semi final will one of Kildare, Longford or Wicklow will follow. The draws for the 2019 Championship were made last night. Kerry…

GAA supporters will be able to start planning their 2019 summer calendar tonight when the draws are made for the provincial football championships. New Mayo boss James Horan faces a trip to New York in the Connacht quarters while Galway will go London. 2018…

Dublin’s Niamh Coyne has taken the silver medal in the women’s 100m breaststroke at the 2018 Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games with a time of 1:08.90. Sligo’s Mona McSharry finished just out of the medals in fourth place with a time of 1:08.97. Mona was first…

The Sligo GAA County Finals will be played this Sunday in Enniscrone, with Tubbercurry and Tourlestrane meeting in the Belfry Senior Football Championship final at 4pm. That's preceded by the meeting of Shamrock Gaels and St Molaise Gaels in the Minor A…

Carnacon will be at full strength for their Mayo Ladies Football semi-final against Moy Davitts this Sunday. An appeal by Mayo County Board against the leniency of the suspensions given to eight players has been rejected, and the players - Marie Corbett, Amy…

Scrum-half Kieran Marmion is set to miss Connacht's opening game in the European Challenge Cup. The Ireland international suffered an ankle injury in last Friday night's win at Ulster which will sideline him for their clash with Bordeaux at the Sportsground…

Niamh Coyne and Sligo's Mona McSharry have booked their places in the 100-metres breaststroke final at the Youth Olympic Games in Argentina. Coyne was second in her semi-final while McSharry qualified eighth fastest overall. Galway's Emma Slevin is into the…

Stephen Glennon has stepped down as Galway Ladies Football manager after two years in charge. He's leaving a year early, citing work, family and college commitments. During his two-year spell in charge, Glennon led the Tribeswomen to back-to-back Connacht…

Dave Connell's Republic of Ireland Women's Under-19s ended their UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Qualifying Round with a 100% record after a 3-0 win last night against Ukraine, in Lithuania. A goal from Lucia Lobato in the first-half, followed by two…

Sligo swimmer Mona McSharry narrowly missed out on a medal at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires last night. The world junior champion finished just a fifth-of-a-second down on bronze in the 50-metre breaststroke final. She will return to the pool this…

The Mayo Ladies County Board have voted to appeal the leniency of the suspensions given to eight Carnacon players by the National Appeals Committee of the LGFA. The Mayo Ladies County Board had sought to have the club removed from the Championship on the…

Mona McSharry from Sligo and Niamh Coyne will both swim in this evening's final of the 50-metre breaststroke in Buenos Aires. Coyne was second in her semi final, and McSharry third. The final is due in the pool at 10.14 tonight, Irish time.

Connacht Rugby has announced a 30 million Euro redevelopement plan for the Sportsground in Galway. The development will include a new stadium with a 12,000 spectator capacity, a new high-performance centre and will maintain the existing greyhound racing…

The Devenish & Underwriting Exchange Irish Show Jumping team have finished the season on a high, taking an impressive third place finish on the podium after a thrilling Longines FEI Nations Cup World Final today (Sunday) in Barcelona (ESP), where the final…

Connacht will be aiming to beat Ulster in Belfast for the first time in 58 years tonight. The Northern Province have recalled Ireland captain Rory Best and wing Jacob Stockdale. Connacht captain Jarrad Butler has returned from injury to take his place in the…

The Irish Show Jumping team have been drawn fourth to jump of 15 teams in tonight's (Friday) Longines FEI Nations Cup World Final, which carries a prize fund of €1.7 Million and takes place at the Real Club de Polo in Barcelona, Spain. The top eight teams…

A decision was taken at tonight's County Board meeting to bring the discussion about Caiseal Gaels and Ballyvary Hurling Clubs and the JP McManus donation back to the steering group. This was taken after much discussion about the donation and what constitutes…

James Horan has been handed a four year term as Mayo Senior Football manager, after he was ratified at a County Board meeting in Castlebar tonight. It was confirmed at the meeting that Daniel Forde will be trainer, Conor Finn S&C, while James Burke and Martin…

Fijian winger Sevu Reece won't be joining Connacht. The Westerner Province and the I-R-F-U have announced they will not proceed with his contract following a recent court appearance. Connacht agreed a deal with the 21 year old in May, however he was fined but…

It’s believed James Horan could be appointed Mayo Senior Football manager for a second term later tonight. The position of Mayo Senior manager is due to be raised at a meeting of the County Board this evening. Horan met with Mayo GAA officials earlier this…

There was big news out of the west today as it was announced that Basketball Ireland and NUI Galway Development Officer, Mike Murray, has officially been appointed as the Director of Basketball at the university. Mike’s new role will see him continue with his…

Five rule changes to Gaelic Football have been proposed by the GAA's Standing Committee on Playing Rules. Restricting the number of consecutive handpasses to three is the first of those proposed changes. They've also put forward the idea to re-introduce the…

Blake Forkan from Killtimagh will attempt to make the final cut for the Underdogs team that will play All Ireland Champions, Dublin. Blake is originally from Killtimagh but now plays his football with St. Eunan's in Letterkenny. He will be hoping to hold on…

Knockmore Showjumper Michael Duffy has been selected as part of the Irish Show Jumping squad for this weekend’s Longines FEI Nations Cup World Final in Barcelona. Also named on the team are Shane Breen from Tipperary, Waterford’s Anthony Condon, Offaly’s…

James Horan is to meet with the Executive of the Mayo County Board later tonight. Midwest Sport can confirm that Horan will meet with the executive to discuss his management team and plans for 2019, after the only other candidate removed himself from the…

Eager to compete against the best in the country, a group of Moy Valley Athletic Club athletes made the trip to Rathfarnham for the illustrious Rathfarnham 5k, one of the biggest and fastest 5k races in the country. The race has a reputation of enabling fast…

Martin Heneghan from Roundfort has been crowed the WDF Europe Cup darts champion following a convincing win in the final today. Martin defeated Pavel Jirkel of the Czech Republic in the final on a 7-2 scoreline.

Ballyvary Hurling Club has issued a statement on Twitter appealing to Mayo County Board to reverse their decision to exclude them from the list of clubs to benefit from JP McManus’ donation. Mayo County Board, like others around the country, will receive…

Mayo GAA have been informed by Mike Solan that he is withdrawing his name from the role as Mayo Senior football team manager. In a statement from Mayo GAA they say they would like to thank Mike for putting his name forward for the role & look forward to…

Sean O'Brien has been named on the Leinster bench for tomorrow's Pro 14 interprovincial against Connacht in Galway. The Ireland and Lions flanker is set to make his first appearance for the Province after an injury ridden season. Robbie Henshaw will miss the…

The eight Carnacon players who left the Mayo panel have had their suspensions reduced to two weeks after an appeal to the National Appeals Committee last night according to the 42.ie. The players – Cora Staunton, Fiona McHale, Martha Carter, Marie Corbett,…

A Mayo player is starring at the Europe Cup in darts in Hungary at present. There are both siingles and Doubles competitions at the event with Ireland competing in both. It started on Wednesday with the team event. Ireland's Men's and Ladies both topped their…

Mayo GAA in partnership with Intersport Elverys and O’Neills have today unveiled the brand new Mayo GAA Home jersey which will be worn by Mayo’s intercounty footballers and hurlers for the 2019 season. The jersey combines a nostalgic green twist with a modern…

Swinford’s Maeve Gallagher finished 26th in the World Junior Cycling Road Race in Austria this morning. Maeve was a member of the Irish team and placing all the more impressive given there were 102 competitors in the race.

The Irish Greyhound Board has announced that a comprehensive, strategic review into the future needs of its 16 licensed stadia to determine the industry footprint of the future is to take place – including in Galway. The review is an integral part of the…

Connacht players and management have rejected Cian Healy’s claims that they offended Leinster and "did not take them seriously" when dishing out a 37-point hammering at the Sportsground last April according to RTE Sport. Healy spoke of his annoyance at the…

Mayo's Rachel Kearns is among the 45 nominees named this evening for the 2018 TG4 Ladies All-Star Football Team. Senior champions Dublin, who made history by claiming back-to-back titles on September 16, lead the way with 14 nominations, while runners-up Cork…

Businessman JP McManus has donated €100,000 to every GAA county board in Ireland, to be divided equally among their local clubs. The €3.2million gesture has been made on the back of Limerick’s All-Ireland Hurling Championship win this year JP McManus has been…

EirGrid, proud sponsors of the U20 All-Ireland Football Championship, can today reveal through the ‘EirGrid 20 U20 Awards’ details of the top 20 players of this year’s competition. In addition, Jimmy Hyland of Kildare GAA has been awarded the 2018 EirGrid U20…

Connacht will add extra terracing to the Sportsground for the Pro14 clash with Leinster after fans snapped up tickets for Saturday night's provincial derby. Andy Friend's men powered past the Scarlets in Galway at the weekend, producing they type of…

On Saturday next, Achill Rovers will celebrate the achievements of the 1998 team who won the Mayo League for the first and only time in the history of the club with a star studded charity match against the Shamrock Rovers Legends team. The team is made up of…

The Colleran C Final between Scoil Mhuire Swinford and St. Brendan’s Belmullet which was due to take place today is cancelled due to a bereavement. The Flanagan B Final between Balla Secondary School and St. Brendan’s Belmullet will take place in Ballina on…

Mayo GAA have confirmed times and dates for the semi-finals of the Mayo senior and intermediate football Championship. The Connacht Gold Senior Football Championship semi-finals will both take place in Elverys MacHale Park on Saturday October 6th. First up at…

Carnacon are to appeal against the suspensions and fine handed down by the Connacht Council of the LGFA. The reigning All-Ireland club champions successfully appealed against their expulsion from the Mayo championship on Tuesday night after eight players…

Connacht are hoping to get back to winning ways after last weekend's defeat at Edinburgh when they host Scarlets at the Sportsground. Former Munster forward Robin Copeland makes his debut for Connacht at number-eight while Ireland centre Bundee Aki starts for…

Galway GAA are on the look-out for a new full time Secretary after John Hynes announced last night he was stepping down from his role for personal reasons after 7 years, having become the first full-time secretary in the county at the end of 2011. Hynes…

Galway forward Sean Armstrong has retired from inter-county Gaelic football. The 32-year-old had stepped away in 2014 before returning to the panel in 2017, his last appearance was in the Tribesmen's All-Ireland semi-final defeat to Dublin this summer. He…

Bundee Aki will make his first start of the season for Connacht against the Scarlets at the Sportsground tomorrow. The Irish international has been named in the centre as one of six changes. Former Munster back row Robin Copeland will make his debut for the…

Sligo GAA have announced that former county player and Under 21 manager Paul Taylor has been recommended by the selection committee to be the new Sligo Senior Football Team manager. He will be recommended to Club Delegates at next Monday's County Board…

Connacht Boxing will have no fewer than seven boxers representing Ireland at the upcoming European Junior Championships in Anapa, Russia. The Championships will take place from October 8th until October 17th. The team will travel with Connacht President and…

Westport GAA manager James Horan and All-Ireland Under-21 winning manager Mike Solan have been nominated for the vacant Mayo senior football manager's job. Midwest Sport understands that Mike Solan has been nominated for the post by Ballaghaderreen GAA club,…

The Ballinrobe #Be Active Festival of Sport Night takes place on Saturday week 29th September. The event is being held in conjunction with the "European Week of Sport". It gets underway at 5.30 on the Saturday evening and will incorporate a family sports…

# MidwestRadioSport can reveal that 2016 All Ireland under 21 winning manager Mike Solan has been nominated for the post of the Mayo Senior Football manager by Ballaghaderreen GAA club. Solan guided Mayo to the first ever Connacht U20 this year with…

Five members of the All Ireland-winning Galway side have been rewarded with places on the Electric Ireland Minor Star Awards Hurling Team of the Year. This year's beaten finalists Kilkenny have four on the team, Tipperary have three, Dublin two, and there's a…

The deadline for nominations for the vacant Mayo football manager's job has passed. It's believed former Mayo boss James Horan has received the backing of at least one club to succeed Stephen Rochford. Horan's home club of Ballintubber have nominated him to…

The Mayo Ladies Football saga took another twist last night. The Connacht Council have allowed Carnacon to remain in the Mayo Football Championship following an appeal which was heard at last night's Connacht Council meeting. The Mayo Ladies County Board had…

No end appears in sight to the dispute in surrounding the Mayo Ladies football side. The county's Ladies Football Executive have offered their public support to manager Peter Leahy, and the remaining members of the football panel. It follows a press…

Connacht Rugby are pleased to announce that the Connacht U18 Boys & Girls teams will be the guests of honour at this Saturday's Guinness PRO14 tie between Connacht and Scarlets at The Sportsground (k/o 5.15pm). The Connacht U18 Girls team made history last…

Fourteen former players and backroom staff from the Mayo Ladies Senior team have released a statement outlining the reasons behind their departure from the Mayo LGFA squad earlier in the year. The twelve players and two backroom members presented a united…

Former Galway boss Anthony Cunningham has been installed as the favourite to become the new Dublin Senior Hurling manager. Pat Gilroy stepped down last night, citing work commitments for his decision. Having worked as one of Gilroy's selectors Cunningham…

The Connacht U19, Women and U18 Girls teams have all been named ahead of their respective final Interprovincial Series games tomorrow. The U19s head to Thomond Park to face Munster (k/o 1.30pm), and there are six changes to their starting 15 as they look to…

Ireland international scrum half Kieran Marmion is set to make his first start of the Guinness PRO14 campaign as Connacht take on Edinburgh in Murrayfield on Friday (Kick off 7:35pm). The game also marks the return of Bundee Aki who is named on the bench for…

There was disappointment this morning in Estonia at the U19 Junior Championships for Ballaghaderreen's Adam McAllister and his partner Rachael Woods The Irish lost out to a pair from Poland in a thrilling match with a scoreline of 22/20 21/17.

All Ireland champions Limerick have enjoyed a clean sweep in the PwC All Star Hurling nominations. All 15 of the team that started last month's final victory over Galway are shortlisted. It is only the second time since 1996 that has been achieved. The…

At the Badminton U19 European Championships Individual event in Estonia Ballaghaderreen’s Adam McAllister & his partner Rachael Woods had a huge win & caused a major upset in their first round of mixed doubles beating the number 4 seeds from Netherlands in a…

Mayo Football LeagueMonthly Award Winners - August Team of the Month (Sponsored by Hastings Insurance Brokers)Ballyhaunis Town Manager of the Month John Conway/Philip Devers Ballina Town B Footballer of the Month (Sponsored by the Sheepwalk Bar…

At a meeting of the Roscommon GAA County Committee on Monday, last Roscommon GAA appointed a subcommittee to carry out the recruitment of a new senior team manager to replace Kevin McStay who retired recently. The committee is made up of the County Chairman…

DUBLIN’S success in winning the League, Leinster and All-Ireland titles has been reflected in the final list of nominations in this year’s PwC All-Star Awards. The release today by the GAA and the GPA of the 45 best footballers of the 2018 season has yielded…

The time has been confirmed for the Masters GAA Shield Final. Mayo and Roscommon will meet at 1pm in Fr. Manning Gaels Community Pitch in Drumlish on Saturday. The venue will also stage the cup final clash involving Dublin and Tyrone.

Mayo GAA have confirmed the dates, venues and times for the next phase of the Mayo Seniorand intermediate Football Championship. The games will take place over the course of Saturday September 22nd and Sunday September 23rd. In the Connacht Gold SFC all four…

The Mayo Junior Football Championship semi-finals take place on Sunday. Midwest Radio will carry full live commentary of the A semi-final between Achill and Kilmeena which gets underway at 3.30pm in Elverys MacHale Park. We will have regular updates of the…

Roscommon GAA, with its commercial and fundraising arm Club Rossie, in partnership with our long-standing supporter Sean Mulryan and his company Ballymore, are offering one lucky person the life changing chance to win a home in Dublin worth €425,000! Located…

The draws for the knockout stages of the Mayo Senior & Intermediate Championships took place last night. In the Senior quarter finals Garrymore will take on Ballaghaderreen while James Horan’s Westport have been drawn against Breaffy in what promises to be an…

Bohemians and Sligo Rovers are among the teams who go into the hat for this afternoon's Scottish Challenge Cup third round draw. Bohs secured their place in the last 16 with a 1-nil win over Peterhead on Saturday. Rovers had a 4-1 victory over the Livingston…

The Quarter Finals and Relegation draws for the Mayo GAA SFC & IFC will take place at 8.30 this evening in Elverys MacHale Park, Castlebar. The games will take place on the weekend of September 22nd and 23rd.

The inaugural Castlebar Greenway 10 mile race organised by Mayo AC.took place on Sunday morning. The out and back course started and finished at Castlebar town park and included eight miles along the Greenway, criss crossing bridges over the Castlebar river…

U14 Mayo Camogie Squad captured the Michael Kennedy All Ireland title yesterday in Abbotstown. A clean sweep of games before beating Kerry in the final. Group Games Mayo 4.2 to Donegal 1.2 Mayo 3.8 to Westmeath 2.1 Mayo 2.5 to 0.0 Carlow Semi final - Mayo 5.2…

Ireland finished the European Junior team championship on a massive high beating Cyprus 4-1. Earlier in the day the Irish lost out to Austria . Ballaghaderreen's Adam McAllister did his country proud winning 5 out of the 8 matches he played in the Team Event…

Adam McAllister and the Irish U19 Badminton team who are competing at the European Championships in Estonia. The Irish got off to a great start yesterday beating Slovenia 4/1 with Adam winning both his matches in singles & mixed doubles. Later in the day they…

Maeve Gallagher Castlebar Cycling Club has been selected by Cycling Ireland to represent the country at the World Road Championships in Innsbruck, Austria at end of this month. Also today Maeve is racing in Ras na mBan in Kilkenny and has won the green jersey…

There are three changes from the Senior Women's side that lost to Munster last time out for their clash with Leinster. Moya Griffin comes into the side at hooker where she forms a front row with captain Laura Feely and Annemarie O'Hora. There's also a new…

Statement from Roscommon County Board re Kevin McStay: It is with a heavy heart that Roscommon GAA announce that Kevin McStay has stepped down as Roscommon Senior Football manager. Co Chairman Seamus Sweeney said “I’d like to thank Kevin for his dedication…

A member of Ballinrobe Racquetball Club enjoyed a very successful World Senior Racquetball Championships in New Mexico recently. Joe Devenney from the club competed in the Over 45 Singles and Doubles. He took a gold medal in the doubles with his partner Roman…

The draw for the first and second rounds of the FAI New Balance Junior Cup have been made and there are some intriguing ties across the Connacht FA branches. Recently crowned Mayo Super League champions Ballina Town will face off against Castlebar Celtic in…

Cora Staunton has likened to a "witch hunt" the Mayo County Board's actions against her club. The County Board have appealed against Carnacon's reinstatement to the League and Championship. They expelled the All Ireland Champions after eight of their members…

The provisional fixtures for the 2019 Allianz Leagues for Mayo GAA have been revealed. The full list of fixtures for all counties is available at the bottom of the page. 26.01.2019 (Saturday) Allianz Football League Division 1 Round 1 (7.0): Mayo v Roscommon…

The Mayo Ladies County Board voted at their monthly meeting last night to appeal the decision of the Connacht LGFA Council Appeals Committee to reinstate Carnacon Ladies back into the Mayo LGFA League and Championship. The County Board voted by a margin of 30…

The Mayo Ladies Senior Team have this evening released a statement, breaking their silence for the first time following the high profile departures from the 2018 championship squad. 12 players - including 8 from Carnacon - and two selectors left the squad in…

The third and final round of the Mayo Senior Championship will be played this weekend. In Group 1 on Sat evening, Castlebar Mitchels V Ballaghadereen at 6pm in Charlestown, while on Sunday at 4, Ballina Stephenites take on Aghamore in Foxford. In Group 2 on…

Galway's Michael Duffy and 12-year old stallion EFS Top Contender have been chosen as Ireland's first reserve for the Irish Show Jumping team taking part in the World Equestrian Games. The Galway showjumper will fly out to North Carolina with the squad next…

Sligo’s Richard Howley scored one of the biggest wins of his career, coming out on top in last night's €150,000 five-star Grand Prix at the Spanish Nations Cup show in Gijon. A hugely competitive jump-off saw 13 riders go forward to the second round, but none…

A venue has been confirmed for the Masters GAA Shield Final. The meeting of Roscommon and Mayo will take place in Fr Manning Gaels Community Pitch in Drumlish on Saturday September 15th. The venue will also stage the final meeting of Dublin and Tyrone. Throw…

Mayo & District Motorsport Club members travel to Sligo tomorrow for the Sligo Stages Rally. This event usually takes place in July but was postponed this year due to the exceptionally hot weather which effected the road surface. It was rescheduled to this…

Carnacon Ladies GAA Club have released a statement following the news that their appeal against their removal from the Mayo Club Championship and League last night was successful. The club say they are delighted to confirm that the appeal against the…

Mayo have reportedly sounded out former Kerry boss Jack O'Connor about becoming their next senior football manager. The Irish Mirror says Mayo officials have approached O'Connor about succeeding Stephen Rochford - while he's also in the running for a third…

Galway United are delighted to announce that Colin Kelly, Donal Higgins and Dara Costelloe have signed first team contracts with the club. United's under-17 team currently sit in second place in the Southern Elite Division and the trio have played hugely…

Mayo forward Sarah Rowe has joined Women's AFL club Collingwood in Melbourne. She has become the second Ladies Gaelic footballer to join the WAFL and the second Mayo player after team-mate Cora Staunton to try her luck in the recently formed Women's AFL. Now…

Carnacon Ladies will have their appeal against their removal from the Mayo Senior Club Championship and League heard later tonight. Connacht LGFA is due to hear the appeal later this evening. Mayo County Board took a vote last week to remove Carnacon from the…

THE Ladies Gaelic Football Association is pleased to confirm the list of 70 teams who will participate in the 2018 All-Ireland 7s tournament, to be played at Naomh Mearnóg and St Sylvesters GAA Clubs in Dublin on Saturday, September 15. The annual 7s…

Former Mayo manager James Horan has played down speculation linking his name with the vacant manager’s job. Speaking to today’s Daily Star, Horan says that that he has other things on his mind at the moment. He says that inter-county management is incredibly…

The Connacht Women’s management team have named their team for Saturday’s opening inter-provincial series tie against Munster. The side will be captained by Grainne Egan who’s joined in the back row by Edel McMahon and Nichola Fryday. Vice-captain Laura Feely…

A committee has been put together to put a process in place to appoint a new manager to the Mayo Senior Football team. That was confirmed by Mayo GAA in a tweet last night, following an executive meeting last night. It follows the resignation of Stephen…

The Mayo League says that the fixtures for the remainder of the season will be revised in the next few weeks to facilitate the F.A.I. Junior Cup, Connacht Cup/Shield and the Oscar Traynor competition. The revised list will be sent out shortly to clubs. There…

The executive of Mayo County Board is set to meet later this week to begin the process of finding Stephen Rochford's successor after Rochford stepped down on Monday evening. Kevin McStay appears to be out of the race to manage his native county with…

Referees from the West of Ireland have been named for the 2018 TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Finals on 16th September. Mayo's Garryowen McMahon, a native of Monaghan, will take charge of the senior final between reigning champions Dublin and Cork at 4pm on…

Offaly look set to appoint John Maughan as their new senior football manager. He led his native Mayo to three All-Ireland Finals and has also previously been in charge of Clare, Roscommon and Fermanagh. He'll succeed Paul Rouse, who opted not to stay on after…

The resignation of Stephen Rochford as manager of the Mayo Senior football team is “disappointing and a shock”, according to GAA commentator Martin Carney. He told Midwest Radio this morning that over the weekend it was understood that Stephen would stay on…

A Mayo County Board spokesperson has told Midwest Sport that Stephen Rochford remains as manager of the county’s senior football squad. Rumours have abound since late last night that Rochford may render his resignation. However following a query from Midwest…

Mayo GAA has confirmed in a tweet this evening that following a meeting of the Executive earlier, that the officers of the board were authorised to meet with Stephen Rochford and his management team on their structures and plans for 2019. It follows reports…

Mayo County Board has confirmed to Midwest Sport that a meeting of the Executive is due to take place this evening. It is understood the meeting is being held to discuss and rubber stamp Stephen Rochford's management team for the new season. It is reported…

Mayo won their first ever All-Ireland U16B Hurling title on Saturday 25th August as they travelled to Fr Tierney Park in Ballyshannon in County Donegal for the National finals day. Up for grabs was the All-Ireland U16B Peter O’Keefe Memorial Cup – hosted in…

Midwest Sport understands that Carnacon’s appeal against their removal from the Mayo Club Championship and League will be heard by Connacht LGFA on Thursday evening next. A vote was taken at a Mayo Ladies County Board meeting on Tuesday night which will…

Paddy Tally is the new Down senior football manager. It's the Tyrone native's first spell in senior intercounty management, but Tally has been part of several successful intercounty setups. He was on the backroom team for the Tyrone footballers when they won…

Statement from Carnacon Ladies Gaelic Football Club as of 22nd August in response to the decision of Mayo LGFA to remove our Senior team from league and championship football for the 2018 season. Understandably, the entire panel, management, club officers,…

Carnacon have been removed from the Mayo Senior Club Football Championship, after a number of their players were withdrawn from the Mayo Senior Football panel earlier this summer. Midwest Sport understands a vote was taken at a Mayo Ladies County Board…

Anglers from England, Northern Ireland, the United States and from across Ireland took part in the Belmullet Sea Angling Club International Two Day Open Boat competition last weekend. The prize for Greatest Variety over 2 days went to Tony Lally of Belmullet…

Team Ireland get their campaign under way this afternoon at the World Youth Championships in Hungary. European silver medallist Dearbhla Rooney is first up today. The Leitrim featherweight fights Panpatchara (Pan-pat-chara) Somnuek (Som-new-ekk) in the last…

Flat racing is to continue at Ballinrobe after a meeting between representatives of several ruling bodies took place this morning. The Racing Post reports that the track’s future on the level was placed into doubt after a fixture last week was cancelled after…

7.45 is the start time for the S-S-E Airtricity League Premier Division game between Dundalk and Sligo Rovers at the Showgrounds. A win will move the Lilywhites 3 points clear at the top of the table. Cork City drew level on points with following a 1 all…

The All-Ireland winning Minor Hurling Team and the senior finalists will be welcomed back to Galway city and county today with the Irish Press Cup in tow. The county council will host a civic homecoming at The Fairgreen in Ballinasloe at 3.30 this afternoon.…

The National Masters Track & Field Championships took place on Saturday August 18 at Tullamore. A packed timetable of events ran from 11am to 7pm. Conditions were dry and at times very warm (23°C) and turned quite humid towards evening with the approaching…

The Galway Summer Rally takes place tomorrow Sunday 19th August, this event takes place annually on the last Sunday in August, however with Pope Francis due to visit Knock a mere 30km from the rally route some tweaks were made to the calendar so the events…

Galway have named their side to face Limerick tomorrow as the Tribesmen bid to win back to back All-Ireland Hurling titles for the first time since 1988. The reigning champions will be boosted by the return of Gearoid McInerney who missed last weeks…

The Connacht Women's Rugby Squad for the 2018 Interprovincial Series has been confirmed by the management team. A squad of 33 has been announced ahead of the series which begins on Saturday 1st September when the squad travel to Irish Independent Park in…

In a first for the competition the series will take place in its entirety across eight days at University of Limerick, with the squad travelling to their base tomorrow morning ahead of the series opener against Leinster U18s on Saturday (k/o 11am). Next up is…

New Connacht coach Andy Friend has selected back-row Jarrad Butler as his captain for the coming season. Butler made 19 appearances for the Westerners in his debut season at the Sportsground. The 27-year-old will qualify to play for Ireland in 2020.

Mayo U20 player Jordan Flynn has received a 16 week suspension for an incident in the All-Ireland Final. Jordan received a red card with about four minutes of stoppage time to be played in the game against Kildare last Sunday week and made contact with the…

THE Ladies Gaelic Football Association is pleased to announce the list of clubs who will feature at Croke Park on TG4 All-Ireland Finals Sunday, September 16. Each year, a select group of clubs is selected from the huge amount of entries to be part of the big…

A Claremorris handballer won a gold medal last night at the World Handball Championships in the US. Patrick Murphy from Facefield, a member of Claremorris Handball Club, teamed up with James Prentiss for the 19 & Under Doubles grade and won the gold medal at…

Sligo Rovers's players have given up a portion of their wages following their recent exit from the FAI Cup. The decision to return part of their wages to the club was made following a meeting between first team players, which took place after Saturday's…

The 2018 Croke Park Charity Challenge was launched today, and will see a Mayo team - managed by Senator John O''Mahony and former Taoiseach Enda Kenny - taking on a Cork team managed by Rebels legend Billy Morgan and Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin. The…

Gearoid McInerney is expected to return to the Galway hurling team for Sunday's All-Ireland final. Mc Inerney missed the All-Ireland semi-final replay against Clare due to a calf injury sustained in the drawn game, but has responded well to treatment and…

Racing at Ballinrobe had to be abandoned after just three races yesterday (Monday) evening due to issues with the racing surface. A track inspection was called before race four got underway , when a deputation of jockeys called into the steward’s room after…

Stephen Rochford looks set to continue as the Mayo Senior Football Manager according to reports in this week's Mayo News Sport. The 39 year old was said to have been considering his position following Mayo’s championship exit to Kildare in the All Ireland…

Galway hurling fans are counting down to Sunday's All-Ireland senior hurling final against Limerick. It's a 3.30 throw-in at Croke Park, and will be televised on RTE and Sky Sports. The curtain raiser is the meeting of Galway and Kilkenny in the All-Ireland…

A late fourth quarter comeback by the Ireland Under 18 women’s team was just not enough for the squad to maintain their Division A status this afternoon, as they lost out 63-71 to Bosnia and Herzegovina at the FIBA Under 18 European Championship Division A.…

Another piece of Irish basketball history was written this evening as the Ireland Under 18 women won their country’s first ever Division A basketball game and kept their hopes of retaining top tier status alive with a 53-52 point win over Sweden at the FIBA…

In Ladies Football,There are places in the final 4 of the All-Ireland Championship up for grabs at Dr Hyde Park this afternoon with 2 quarter final games down for decision. Kerry and Dublin meet in a repeat of last year's All-Ireland semi-final from 5. In the…

Galway and Dublin have named their teams ahead of their All-Ireland Football Championship semi-final this evening. Dublin have made 9 changes to last weeks win over Roscommon - which includes a completely revamped forward line. Niall Scully, Ciaran Kilkenny…

Alex Wright has claimed a 10th place finish in the 20km Race Walk final at the European Championships. The 27 year old walked a seasonal best time of 1 hour 22 minutes and 18 seconds - 1 minute and 36 seconds off the Spanish winner Alvaro Martin. Ireland's…

There are 3 top flight sides playing in the opening round of the Irish Daily Mail Fai Senior Cup today. Waterford travel to Skerries, Derry City go to Blarney, while Sligo Rovers play host to First Division side Longford Town.

The first of this weekend's All-Ireland Football semi-finals takes place this evening, with Dublin and Galway going head to head for a place in the final of the Championship. It's the first Championship meeting between the two sides since 1983, and Galways…

The Mayo League Football Show podcast which goes out weekly on the Mayo League Facebook page and on YouTube has been shortlisted for the FAI Best Digital Initiative Award. The video podcast features action from across all clubs in all divisions as well as…

Three members of the four strong Irish Women’s team for the World Racquetball Championships are from Mayo. Current European champion Donna Ryder from Newport will be joined by Castlebar’s Katie Kenny and Majella Haverty. The championships take place in San…

Galway United have announced the signing of Sean Russell until the end of the 2018 SSE Airtricity League season. Russell's move to Eamonn Deacy Park follows on from the announcement of Evan Murphy and Dara Mulgannon signing deals with the Tribesmen. Russell…

Mona McSharry has secured her place in the semi-finals of the 50 metres Breaststroke at the European Championships in Glasgow. The 17 year old from Sligo finished third in her heat in a time of 31.09 seconds, which was 10th fastest overall. She will be back…

Dr. Hyde Park will host a quarter-final double header in the All Ireland Ladies Football Championship this Sunday. First up at 3, Galway will face neighbours Mayo. And that's followed at 5 by a repeat of last year's semi final - the meeting of Kerry and…

Galway manager Tony Ward has made two changes for his side for tomorrow's Bord Gais Energy Under-21 hurling semi final with Tipperary. Andrew Geaney is in for Mark Hughes at centre-back, while Patrick Foley replaces Cian Salmon in the half-forward line.

Ballyhaunis made history yesterday by capturing the Connacht Senior Cricket Championship Cup. The East Mayo men defeated Sligo by 396 runs to 215 runs. In the Process Ballyhaunis qualify for the 2019 National Cup which is a huge achievement.

The European Athletic Championships in Berlin are in full swing. North Sligo athlete Chris O'Donnell has finished sixth in his 400 metres heat, but posted a seasonal best time of 46.81 seconds. This weekend Westport's Cian McManamon will compete in the 20km…

It was a tough opening game for the Ireland Under 18 women’s team this evening as they lost out to Poland 44-64 in their first group game of the FIBA Under 18 Women’s European Championship Division A. A longer and more physical Polish side took the reins of…

Galway have named an unchanged side for tomorrow's All-Ireland Hurling Championship semi-final replay with Clare. It means Joe Canning has recovered from a knee injury he suffered in last weeks game and starts among the tribesmen attack. Gearoid McInerney is…

Mayo face Kildare on Sunday in the U20 All Ireland Final in Croke Park. Following wins over Leitrim, Roscommon & Derry Sunday's final will see the Connacht & Leinster champions go head to head. Manger Mike Solan names an unchanged team from that win over…

Following on from the successful 2018 hosting of Feile na nGael hurling by Connacht GAA in the five Connacht counties alongside Westmeath and Longford in which 128 hurling and camogie sides were in action as host sides and welcomed 128 visiting sides…

Head coach of the Ireland Under 18 women’s team Patrick O’Neill has today announced two co-captains who will led Ireland into a historic first ever appearance at A Division basketball. Dayna Finn (Mayo) and Bronagh Power-Cassidy (Dublin) have been selected to…

The Willie Mullins-trained Sharjah has carried top-weight to win today's feature at the Galway Races - the Guinness Galway Hurdle. The 12-to-1 shot battled past Blazer in the closing stages in Ballybrit with Leoncavallo and Bedrock completing the places.…

The Roscommon senior football management team today named their Match Day 26 to face Dublin on Sunday next in the All-Ireland quarter-final stage 3 match in Croke Park. The team features a number of changes to the team that played Donegal two weeks ago. It…

Sligo Rovers will participate in the 2018/19 IRN-BRU Scottish Challenge Cup, along with Bohemians, as representatives of the SSE Airtricity League. Both Bray Wanderers and Limerick were excluded from being involved in this year's competition, which will also…

Five athletes from this region have travelled to Estonia for the Ironman event there this Saturday. Barry Loftus from Crossmolina, who is competing in his 7th Ironman, Noreen O’Toole from Westport, Colm Dockery, Ciaran Maguire and Billy Brennan have all made…

Willie Mullins' domination of the Galway Festival continued last night. Riven Light was a 10-to-1 winner of the feature race on day 2, the Colm Quinn BMW Novice Hurdle, to bring Mullins' winning total to four. He saddles six entrants in the feature on day 3 -…

Cork's Conor Lane has been appointed referee for the clash of Galway and Monaghan in the All-Ireland senior football Super 8's this weekend. The game throws in at Pearse Stadium at 6pm Saturday evening. On Sunday, Roscommon and Dublin meet in Croke Park at…

Gearóid McInerney looks set to lose his battle to be fit for Galway's All Ireland semi- final replay with Clare on Sunday. The half-back has had a scan on a suspected torn calf, and could miss the All Ireland final next month if Galway see off the Banner at…

Mayo senior football manager Stephen Rochford looks set to be without some of the management team he's worked with for the past 3 seasons, if he returns next year. According to today's Mayo News, Donie Buckley and Peter Burke have informed the manager that…

Galway are sweating over the fitness of Gearóid McInerney ahead of their All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship semi-final replay against Clare. The centre-back was forced off with a suspected calf strain in the drawn game last Saturday and remains a major…

The Colm Quinn BMW Mile Handicap is the feature race on day two of the Galway Festival. The Ger Lyons-trained Inscribe is due to go off favourite, with competition from Aidan O'Brien's Bond Street, and Willie Mullins' Riven Light. Lyons is hoping that…

Galway's All Ireland senior hurling semi final replay with Clare has forced the movement of the All Ireland under-21 semi final. Galway and Tipperary had been slated for this Saturday in Ennis, but instead the game has been moved to the Gaelic Grounds for…

Galway hurling fans are anxiously awaiting news of Joe Canning's knee injury. There are fears the Hurler of the Year could miss their semi final reply after he failed to finish Saturday's epic draw with Clare. All Stars Conor Whelan and Gearoid McInerney and…

An eventful day on the first leg of the Jim Walsh Cork 2 day Forest Rally, seen Jason and Matthew Murphy in their Peugeot 107 get caught out on a fast 4Right corner on stage 2, the car slid wide and onto grass, and they found themselves as passengers and…

Hailing from Ballyhaunis, at just nine year of age John William Burke has been making massive strides on the Irish junior golf scene and now is set to test himself against the best in the world when he heads to the renowned former and future US Open course,…

The semi-final draw for the SSE Airtricity League U19 & U17 cup competitions have been made. Bohemians are set to travel to Limerick whilst Dundalk or Finn Harps will host St. Patrick's Athletic in the U19 Enda McGuill Cup semi-finals. In the U17 Mark Farren…

Cork City can replace Dundalk at the top of the S-S-E Airtricity League Premier Division table tonight. The Leesiders travel to Bray Wanderers, who are under new ownership. Third-placed Waterford are away to Limerick. Derry City welcome St Patrick's Athletic…

The fixtures have been confirmed for the second round of the Mayo Senior and Intermediate Club Championship. Most of the games will take place on Saturday August 25th, due to the Pope’s visit to Knock Shrine on the Sunday. In the Connacht Gold Senior Football…

Galway midfielder Paul Conroy has confirmed he broke both of his legs in the game with Kerry. Conroy confirmed to Galway Bay FM that he suffered a double break in his left leg during the first half of Galway’s Super 8 win over Kerry on July 15th. Following…

Ladies All-Ireland U16 A Football Final Galway 3-16 Kerry 3-12 Ladies All-Ireland U16 B Football Final Mayo 11-14Laois 1-05 A sharp and clinical performance saw Mayo crowned All Ireland U16 B Champions for 2018, their first since 2010. Mayo led from the…

The dates and times for the All Ireland Football Semi Finals have been confirmed. Dublin will face Galway, Monaghan or Kerry at Croke Park on Saturday August 11th, where there'll be a 5pm throw-in. The other semi final will take place the following day at…

The 2018 Michael O’Brien Plant Hire J1000 series for 15-19 year olds will be decided next weekend when the Valvoline Motorsport Ireland National Forest Rally Championship roars back into life after a break of three months, with the two day Jim Walsh Cork…

The third Mayo & District Motorsport Club Loose Surface Autocross for 2018 took place in the Valley on Sunday 22nd July. In keeping with previous events there was a great entry from far and near with competitors of all ages and all seven classes hotly…

Kevin McStay is to accept a 12-week ban arising from his actions in Saturday's Super-8 meeting of Roscommon and Donegal. The Rossies manager was seen to lay hands on referee Ciaran Branagan, and also launched a ball at linesman Niall Cullen in protest at…

Kevin McStay is facing a 12 week sideline ban after an incident with a linesman in Roscommon's Super 8s defeat to Donegal at Hyde Park on Saturday. The Rossies boss could be hit with a charge of minor physical interference with a match official. He made…

The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has invited expressions of interest from clubs/entities who may be interested in participating in the Continental Tyres Women’s National League. The Women's National League has gone from strength to strength in recent…

Knockmore Showjumper Ciaran Nallon enjoyed another successful weekend in Europe. The 16 year old had an impressive win in yesterday’s pony section at the Valkenswaard in The Netherlands in the 135 140 Global Features Championship finals which is a top…

Portumna and Westport will meet in the final of the Connacht section of the Irish Mixed Foursomes at Claremorris Golf Club today. Portumna defeated Tubbercurry 3.5 to 1.5 in one semi-final, with Westport accounting for Oughterard 3/2 in the other semi-final

Roscommon defender David Murray has been cleared to play against Donegal in the Super 8s tomorrow. Murray was facing a one match suspension after picking up his third black card of the season against Tyrone last weekend. The card has been overturned following…

Former Chelsea & Republic of Ireland International Damien Duff travels to Castlebar with his talented U15 Shamrock Rovers side who sit nicely at the top of SSE Airtricity group 2 on Saturday July 28th. They are undefeated this season with 11 games played, 45…

Sligo Rovers are the latest League of Ireland club to come under financial pressure. They have been left without a home fixture for 11 weeks following the postponement of Sunday's S-S-E Airtricity League Premier Division clash with table toppers Dundalk. The…

Kevin McStay has made two changes to his starting team after last weekend's 18-point loss to Tyrone. The Rossies face Donegal in Dr Hyde Park on Saturday, needing a result to keep their hopes of an All-Ireland semi-final spot alive. Sean McDermott comes into…

Roscommon are to seek a hearing on David Murray’s behalf as he faces a one-match suspension after receiving his third black card of the season in the closing stages of Saturday’s All-Ireland quarter-final series opening match against Tyrone. The Irish…

Galway’s Shane Walsh and Cork’s Patrick Horgan have been rewarded for their respective performances in football and hurling in June by being voted as the PwC GAA/GPA Player of the Month award winners. The pair were at PwC’s Cork office this morning to pick up…

Barry Moran is to retire from inter-county football. The Castlebar Mitchels clubman is due to take up a position with his job for two years and has decided to retire from the inter-county scene. However he will remain on playing with Castlebar Mitchels for…

Manulla has been drawn away to Cork’s Wilton United in the semi-final of the FAI Women’s Intermediate Cup. The Mayo side had a 3-2 win over Ivies Celtic from Donegal to secure their passge through to the last four of this pristegious competition. The…

Sligo Rovers U17 girls overcame Peamount United 3-2 at the weekend. This was the first time in Sligo Rovers 90 year history that the club fielded a women’s team in a National League. There were a number of Mayo players involved including Emer O’Neil, Kelsey…

Galway manager Kevin Walsh says the loss of Paul Conroy is a big blow. The 29 year old midfielder suffered a double leg break in yesterday's historic Super 8s victory over Kerry at Croke Park. It is the first time the Tribesmen have beaten the Kingdom in the…

Michael Moyles has stepped down as team trainer of the Leitrim Senior Footballers. The Crossmolina man confirmed the news on twitter last night. The former Mayo footballer said he is gutted not to commit to another year with Leitrim. He said being away for…

The Mayo Ladies defeated Cavan in their opening Group 4 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship encounter on Saturday afternoon in Clones. This was a highly entertaining game, which ended with Mayo winning out on a 3-23 to 4-13 scoreline. The win was all the…

The Mayo U20's face Derry in tomorrow's All Ireland Semi-Final in Carrick on Shannon. Following a Connacht final win over Roscommon last month manger Mike Solan makes just one change to his starting team. The injured Oisin Mullin is replaced by Colm Moran.…

Galway star Damien Comer says they are preparing for the unknown ahead of the opening weekend of the Super 8s. The All Ireland Football Championship's new format gets underway at Croke Park tomorrow, with the meeting Dublin and Donegal and Tyrone and…

As the Mayo under 20's prepare to face Derry in Carrick on Shannon in a historic All Ireland semi-final - a game which you can hear live on Midwest Radio with thanks to Salamancas Tapas Bar - we got the views of manager Mike Solan, free scoring full forward…

Statement from the Executive Board of Mayo LGFA The Executive Board of Mayo LGFA is acutely aware of the critical importance of player welfare. Player wellbeing is fundamental to all coaching and management structures. A comprehensive programme is in place…

Connacht Rugby have announced the signing of back row Colby Fainga’a from Australian Super Rugby side the Melbourne Rebels. The 27-year-old made his Super Rugby debut playing for the Brumbies when Andy Friend was their Head Coach in 2010 and went on to play…

Midwest Sport understands that two more players and a selector have left the Mayo Ladies Senior Football set-up. It comes following the revelation earlier this week that 10 players had left the set-up due to player welfare issues. Mayo play Cavan in the…

Republic of Ireland Women's Under 19 Head Coach Dave Connell has confirmed a 20-player squad for a mini tournament in England. The WU19s are set to face Northern Ireland on Saturday, July 14th with kick-off at 6pm before they face England on Wednesday, July…

The Women's Gaelic Players Association has released a statement regarding the controversy involving several members of the 2018 senior football panel and some of the management team. The statement can be read in full below. The WGPA wishes to acknowledge the…

Andy Moran was on hand at the re-launch of Heiton Buckley in Castlebar today to officially open the new look store and he joined Gerry Glennon in the Midwest Radio cruiser for a chat. The Mayo legend chatted about the past year which ended prematurely for the…

The Mayo News this morning revealed a major fall-out in the Mayo Ladies camp ahead of their first round robin game in the 2018 All Ireland Senior Football Championship against Cavan in Clones on Saturday. Edwin McGreal from the Mayo News Sport team who broke…

In the Eirgrid All-Ireland Under-20 championship semi-final, Mayo will take on Derry in Carrick on Shannon on Saturday at 4pm. In the other semi-final, Kildare will meet Kerry in Limerick - also at 4pm Saturday.

The TG4 All-Ireland ladies senior and junior championships begin this weekend. In group 4 of the senior championship, Mayo travel to Clones to take on Cavan on Saturday - that game throws-in at 2.15. In the Intermediate Championship, Sligo take on Longford in…

The GAA have confirmed the throw in details for this weekend's All-Ireland hurling quarter finals. Clare will face Wexford at Pairc Ui Chaoimh this Saturday, with a 3pm throw in. The other quarter final will be between Limerick and Kilkenny on Sunday, with a…

Sligo Rovers goalkeeping coach Rodney Dalzell has resigned 24-hours after being involved in an altercation with fans. The club describe his resignation as the admirable course of action. Dalzell was seen to confront travelling Sligo fans following…

Galway manager Michéal Donoghue says Kilkenny still have a big role to play in this year's All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The Tribesmen held off a comeback to beat Brian Cody's men in the Leinster final replay at Semple Stadium yesterday. Kilkenny…

Sligo Ladies GAA is seeking applications for the role of manager for the county’s U14, U16 and U18 teams for the 2018/2019 season. The applicants must be a minimum of 21 years old, be a member of LGFA and have a general knowledge of how Ladies Gaelic Football…

Roscommon senior football manager Kevin McStay has named his team to face Armagh in the fourth round All Ireland Senior Football Qualifier game to be played on Saturday in Portlaoise. The team features a number of changes to the one that started against…

Ownie McDonagh of St Anne's Boxing Club in Westport is one of the Irish boxers entering the fray at the Brandenburg Youth Cup in Germany today. He will be in action alongside Irish teammates Sean Crowley, John Paul Hale, Owen McDonagh and David Oliver Joyce.

Galway last night won a first ever Bord Gais Energy Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship at the first attempt, and in the most dramatic fashion. Sean Bleahane's goal in added time of exta-time saw Galway beat Wexford on a scoreline of 4-21 to 2-26 at…

Ladies All-Ireland U16B Semi-Final Mayo 9-16 Armagh 2-06 Mayo will play Laois on July 25th with a time and venue to be confirmed Ladies All-Ireland U16A Semi-Final Galway 3-22 Donegal 4-04 Galway will play Kerry on July 25th with a time and venue to be…

Connacht Rugby has announced the fixture list for the 2018/2019 Connacht Senior League and Junior 1A, 1B and 1C Leagues. The newly expanded five-team Senior League gets underway on the 18th August, when the returning Ballina RFC host Sligo RFC and Corinthians…

Galway United Football Club have announced the appointment of Alan Murphy as first team manager. The Ballinrobe native has signed a contract with the club until the end of the 2018 SSE Airtricity League season. The 36-year-old has been in charge of United's…

TG4 has today announced a four-year extension of their sponsorship of the All-Ireland ladies football championships. The sponsorship deal will now run until the end of the 2022 campaign. TG4 have committed to screening 17 championship fixtures during the 2018…

James Owens has been named as the referee for this Sunday's Leinster Senior Hurling Final replay between Kilkenny and Galway. Semple Stadium will host the decider after the sides finished 18 points apiece at Croke Park 2 days ago.

Check out our full interview with Mayo manager Stephen Rochford from Saturday evening as he came to terms with the end of Mayo's summer campaign after a 0-21 to 0-19 defeat to Kildare in St Conleth's Park, Newbridge.

Roscommon will take on Armagh in the 4th round of All-Ireland football qualifiers. That game has been fixed for O'Moore Park in Portlaoise at 3pm next Saturday, and will be followed at 5pm by Cork V Tyrone. Kildare will take on Fermanagh in Navan at 7pm…

Former Donegal football manager Jim McGuinness has emerged as a shock contender to take over at Galway United. McGuinness led Donegal to the 2012 All-Ireland title, and is looking for a manager's job in soccer having completed his Uefa A licence. He's now…

Galway and Kilkenny will meet again next Sunday in a replay of the Leinster Senior Hurling final, after yesterday's match finished 18 points apiece. Semple Stadium in Thurles is the venue for the replay, which will throw-in at 3pm on Sunday. Croke Park is…

Eight counties found out who they'll face in the 4th round of the All-Ireland football qualifiers this morning. Fermanagh will play Kildare who will be high on confidence following their win over last years All-Ireland finalists Mayo in Newbridge. Tyrone were…

History has been made in Abbeydorney for Mayo Camogie. The first ever time lining out in the All Ireland U16C series & a victory away to Kerry in the first round. An amazing performance -full of passion & determination against a strong Kerry side saw the Mayo…

It's been a busy morning already at the 2018 John West All-Ireland Feile Peil na nÓg, with all of the Mayo boys sides into Cup quarter-finals. Westport in the last-eight of Division 2, following a 4-9 to 2-5 win over Crossmaglen and Aghamore in Division 7…

Mayo make the trip to Newbridge tomorrow evening as they face Kildare in Round 3 of the qualifiers in St Conleth's Park. After an eight point win over Tipperary in Thurles last weekend Mayo make just one change to their starting team. The injured Seamus…

The Mayo League has confirmed that it has decided to leave Sunday August 26th free from all football activities, due to the visit of Pope Francis to Ireland. In a statement a spokesperson said as the Pope is scheduled to visit Knock and Dublin on Sunday…

Round 4 of the Connacht U17 championship takes place this evening as Mayo travel to Tuam to take on Galway. Manager Tomas Morley names the same team which beat Sligo last weekend in Castlebar. Another another win is vital for Mayo if they want to progress to…

Mayo GAA have a very limited number of General Admission tickets for sale today for the Mayo v Kildare game tomorrow evening in Newbridge. They will be on sale from the office in Elverys MacHale Park from 11-1pm. There is a very limited number of tickets for…

Kildare are requesting that only fans with tickets turn up at St Conleth's Park on Saturday. The County Board have released a statement thanking those who supported the campaign to play their All Ireland qualifier against Mayo in Newbridge. The G-A-A wanted…

Kildare and Mayo County Boards will each receive 1500 tickets for club distribution for Saturday’s All-Ireland Qualifier game between the sides in Newbridge. It follows the decision earlier to switch the game from Croke Park to Newbridge, after Kildare GAA…

The Mayo v Kildare game will be played in St Conleth’s Park in Newbridge on Saturday evening. While the GAA has yet to confirm this, Mayo GAA has issued a statement this afternoon confirming the venue change. The game will be played at 7pm on Saturday evening…

Fixture chaos is feared as there are no signs of a breakthrough in the stand- off between Kildare and the G-A-A. The Lillywhites are refusing to play their third round qualifier against Mayo at Croke Park this weekend, as they feel they should have home…

Connacht GAA Secretary John Prenty talked to Midwest Radio today to outline the reasons why Saturday's game between Kildare and Mayo is still in line to ahead in Croke Park after the storm over the Kildare's nominated venue of St Conleth's Park not being…

There is a seven-race card at Ballinrobe this evening where the first goes to post at 5.45. The Vaugahnshoes.ie Best Dressed Lady competition takes place on 26th June at Ballinrobe Racecourse in 2018. The winning lady will be presented with a cash prize of…

Kildare are reportedly refusing to move their third round qualifier with Mayo to Croke Park. GAA officials today announced a double-header at H-Q for Saturday, with that game preceded by the all-Ulster clash of Cavan and Tyrone. But it's been reported that…

Galway midfielder Ciaran Duggan has emerged as doubt for their opening Super-8 meeting with Kerry. Duggan suffered a suspected broken wrist while playing for Annaghdown in the Galway Championship on Saturday. Galway begin their Group 1 campaign against The…

Waterford have bolstered their ranks as they continue their push for European football. Former Castlebar Celtic player Noe Baba and Dessie Hutchinson have signed on at the RSC following respective spells at Birmingham and Brighton.

Croke Park will host an All-Ireland SFC Round 3 Qualifier double-header on Saturday with Cavan playing Tyrone and Kildare playing Mayo. The match details for the four third round of the All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers Leitrim v Monaghan, Pairc Sean MacDiarmada,…

Mayo will play Kildare in Round 3 of the football qualifiers this weekend after the draw was made this morning.Mayo will travel to face the Lilywhites. The CCC of the GAA will meet this afternoon to finalise details of the fixtures. The draw in full is:…

Mayo U14s were in action at same time as the U16s Sunday morning. Management utilised the entire squad in this game to ensure all girls got good game time.As has been the case all week this was another tight game with little separating the girls and Galway.…

With less than two weeks to go until the annual rally fever hits Sligo and its surrounds, entry levels are very encouraging, well ahead of same point in recent years. This has also been driven by a series of Incentives to attract entries in early, where an…

Mayo U14s were out first on Saturday morning facing MGL in the Shield Semi Final of the Gaynor Cup. As they have done all tournament the young Mayo girls started very positively and Bria McLoughlin and Deirbhle McHale went close. The Dublin side came into the…

Mayo U16 girls won their final group match against Cork in the FAI Gaynor Cup on a 3-0 scoreline yesterday. Two first half Alva Munnelly strikes were followed by a Louise Dowling header in the second half. Kate O'Dowd assisted all 3 goals. This result saw…

The Round 3 qualifier draw of the 2018 All-Ireland senior football championship will take place next Monday morning. It will be broadcast live on Morning Ireland on RTE Radio 1 just after 8.30am and also carried live on gaa.ie The Round 3 draw involves all…

Mayo are back in action tomorrow as they face Tipperary in Round 2 of the football Qualifiers in Semple Stadium. Following an 18 point win over Limerick in Round 1 Stephen Rochford makes 3 changes to his starting team. Out go Eoin O'Donoghue, Evan Regan &…

Round 3 of the Connacht U17 championship takes place tomorrow as Mayo face Sligo in Elverys MacHale Park. Following one win and one defeat from their opening two games Mayo need a win if they want to progress to next months Connacht final. Throw-in tomorrow…

Mayo went down 3 -0 to South Tipperary in their first of 2 games on Friday in the Gaynor Cup. Trailing to a 4th minute opener the Mayo girls failed to match the work rate and tenacity of the Tipp girls although the scoreline probably flattered the winners.…

Lausanne, a small town nestled in the heart of the Switzerland countryside, may not be a name you’ve heard of before when it comes to basketball – particularly in terms of Irish basketball, but one man from Mayo is working hard to change that.Meet Liam…

There was success for the two Mayo teams on the opening day of the FAI Gaynor Cup in Limerick. In the U14 Group C Mayo defeated Longford 2-0 in their opening game and drew 0-0 with Carlow in their second game. In the U16 Group D Mayo defeated Longford 4-1 in…

Statement from Galway Ladies Senior management regarding Sunday's Connacht Final: "The Galway Senior Ladies Football management expresses its dismay and disappointment and that the appointment by Connacht LGFA of former Mayo minor ladies football manager…

Galway are through to their first ever Leinster Under-21 Hurling Final. They survived a late onslaught to beat Kilkenny by 3-13 to 1-17 in Tullamore last night. They will face Wexford in the decider as the Model County beat Dublin 3-15 to 3-12 at Parnell Park.

Two Mayo squads are heading for University of Limerick today to take part in the Fota Island Resort FAI Gaynor Cup. Mayo U14s are in Group 3 along with Inishowen, Longford and Carlow. They have two games on Thursday. Mayo U16s are in group 4 along with Cork,…

Paddy Jackson will be making a sooner-than-expected return to Irish shores. His new side Perpignan have been drawn in the same European Challenge Cup pool as Connacht. Joining them in a tough Pool 3 will be Sale and Bordeaux-Begles.

The Ladies Connacht Senior Football Final is live on Midwest Radio this Sunday as Mayo and Galway clash in Elverys MacHale Park, Castlebar. The game throws in at 4pm and Tom Carney and Michelle Corbett will bring us all the action as it happens. The game is…

Award-winning Irish hat designer Jennifer Wrynne has been announced as the celebrity judge at the SuperValu Ladies Day at Roscommon Racecourse on Monday, July 9. From Mohill in County Leitrim, Jennifer launched her first hat collection in 2011 and specialises…

Team of The Month Sponsored by Hastings The award for Team of the Month for May goes to Snugboro United who are the in-form side in the CastleCourt Hotel Premier League. They won both their league games to make it four league wins in a row and also progressed…

Mayo will make the trip to Thurles on Saturday for their Round 2 All-Ireland Qualifier with Tipperary. It’s only the 5th ever Championship meeting between the sides with Mayo winning the two recent fixtures. Saturday’s clash throws in at 5pm and is live here…

Galway United FC members have voted in favour of a motion to accept an offer from investors in Saudi Arabia to take a majority shareholding in the club. At present, Galway United is owned entirely by the Galway United Friends Co-Operative. The takeover was…

Check out our interview with Mayo u20 manager Mike Solan after his side saw off Roscommon by an impressive 3-16 1-6 in the first Connacht u20 Football Final in Dr Hyde Park, on Sunday. View some of the highlights too as Mayo blitzed their rivals in the second…

At the English Athletics Championships held in Bedford today Michaela Walsh has just smashed the Irish U23 women's hammer record with a massive personal best throw of 64.22m breaking the record set by Olympian Eileen O'Keefe back in 2003. At the age of 19…

The Connacht GAA Championship Finals in Dr. Hyde Park is now completely sold out. There will be no tickets available to purchase on Match day. Patrons are reminded that persons (including children) entering the stadium must have a match ticket. Access to…

The Mayo U20's face Roscommon in Sundays Connacht final in Dr Hyde Park. Following a win over Leitrim last week manger Mike Solan makes just one change to his starting team with John Maughan replacing Rory Brickenden at corner back. Mayo last won an U21 title…

MAYO and Tipperary will battle it out for All-Ireland U14 B glory on Sunday at Duggan Park, Ballinasloe. These counties have met previously in the All-Ireland U14 B final, back in 2008 when Mayo proved victorious. In their All-Ireland semi-final against…

Details have been announced for the Best Dressed Lady Competition at Ballinrobe Racecourse on Tuesday 26th June, the Vaughanshoes.ie Ladies Day. TV fashion stylist, broadcaster and personal shopper, Marietta Doran will be guest judge, with the lucky winner…

Galway's Under-21 hurlers set up a mouthwatering semi final with Kilkenny in the Bord Gais Energy Leinster Championship last night. Evan Niland struck 9-points in a 1-20 to 8-point victory over Offaly at O'Connor Park last night. Dublin will face Wexford in…

Sligo Rovers are to honour one of their greatest servants as they host a testimonial for the legendary Raffaele Cretaro on Saturday 28th July with a 6pm kick-off in the Showgrounds. The opposition will be a Raffaele Cretaro XI made up of some of the best…

Mayo Ladies star Cora Staunton has confirmed the dates for the publication of her autobiography. Game Changer will be published on October 18th this year and it is now available for pre-order with Easons.

Statement from Galway Utd regarding reports of an offer for majority shareholding: Further to recent media reports the board of Galway United FC can confirm an offer has been received to take a majority shareholding in the club. Galway United FC is 100%…

The Mayo League approved a number of transfers last night. Ruairi Nevin goes from Castlebar Celtic to Castlebar Celtic B, Lee Lyons from Manulla to Manulla B, Paul Moran from Manulla to Straide & Foxford Utd and Shane McLoughlin from Hollister to Ballina…

Galway's under 21 hurlers will make a small piece of history this evening when they play their first ever game in the Bord Gáis Energy Leinster under 21 Hurling Championship. The likes of Sean Loftus and Brian Concannon - both of whom have senior experience -…

Midwest Radio will carry full live commentary of Sunday's Connacht U20 Football Championship Final. The clash between Roscommon and Mayo will thrown-in at 1pm in Dr. Hyde Park. Mayo enjoyed a 1-24 to 1-3 semi-final win over Leitrim, while Roscommon knocked…

Maurice Deegan has been appointed as the referee for Mayo's Round 2 All-Ireland Qualifier with Tipperary on Saturday week. The game at Semple Stadium will get underway at 5pm on Saturday June 23rd and will be live here on Midwest Sport.

Paul Freeman from Moycullen in Galway has been named on the men's senior team to represent Ireland at this Summer's International Basketball Federation European Championship for Small Countries in San Marino. The squad has been announced following a 3-day…

Roscommon manager Kevin McStay has named an unchanged side for Sunday's Connacht football final with Galway. McStay has seen no reason to alter the starting fifteen that helped the Rossies to a comfortable semi final win over Leitrim last time out. 12 of the…

Mayo will play Tipperary in the second round of the football qualifiers. Last year's All Ireland runners up will travel to Semple Stadium having been paired with the Premier County in this morning's draw. Tipp lost to Cork in the semi finals of the Munster…

Mayo’s Cameron Hanley was in stunning form yesterday evening, taking a win and a third place finish in two competitions at the five-star Global Champions Tour in Cannes, France. Both of Hanley’s results came aboard the 10-year-old mare Eis Isaura, owned by…

Mayo get their championship campaign back underway this evening when they face Limerick in the Gaelic Grounds at 6pm. Following defeat to Galway last month Stephen Rochford makes four changes to his starting team. Out go Tom Parsons (injured), Diramuid…

The Mayo U20 football team get their Connacht championship campaign underway tomorrow as they face Leitirm in Elverys MacHale Park in the Connacht semi-finals. Manger Mike Solan is in his third year in charge and can call on a number of players from last…

Middle-eastern investment in the League Of Ireland appears only weeks away as Galway United close in on an audacious Saudi Arabian takeover, in what is being billed as one of the most significant developments ever in Irish football. RTÉ Sport are today…

The Connacht GAA Championship Finals, U20 & Senior take place on, Sunday 17th June in Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon. The U20 final throws in at 1pm, this will feature the winners of Mayo/Leitrim and Galway/Roscommon who play in their respective semi-finals this…

Cora Staunton has returned to training with the Mayo ladies football panel ahead of their Connacht Final against Galway. The 11-time All-Star will be playing in her 23rd consecutive Championship campaign. Staunton missed Mayo's run to the League Final as she…

Mayo's Connacht U20 Championship clash with Leitrim on Saturday in Castlebar has been confirmed to throw-in at 1.30pm. The winners from the contest at MacHale Park will progress to the Final on June 17th. The other semi-final sees Galway host Roscommon in…

Carnacon and Mayo player Cora Staunton has signed a new deal with the Greater Western Sydney Giants. Staunton is only back from playing with the club about six weeks, in a stint where she enjoyed huge success. She confirmed the news at Carnacon’s All-Ireland…

The Connacht GAA Football Championship Finals, Senior and U20, scheduled for Sunday 17th June 2018 will take place in Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon. This decision was made following discussion between the Connacht GAA Council and Roscommon County Board officers…

Conor Cusack, representing Ballinrobe Community School won Gold today at the National Schools Track and Field Javelin Competition today in Tullamore with another massive throw in the Javelin Competition. This is another gold for Conor who is just back from…

Iarlaith Golding, Balla representing St Colmans College Claremorris won gold in the 100 metre sprint hurdles at the All Ireland Schools National Finals in Tullamore today. This completes a hat trick of titles as he has previously won this event over the past…

The 2018 SPAR FAI Primary Schools 5s Programme concluded on Wednesday afternoon with a dramatic National Finals in Dublin’s Aviva Stadium. 2018’s competition saw 31,728 children take part, with 1,528 schools competing from all around the country. The…

Roscommon GAA has issued a statement regarding the venue for the Connacht final. It follows last weekend’s statement by the Roscommon manager Kevin McStay who appeared to be standing firm in his side's bid to play the Connacht Football Final at Dr Hyde Park.…

Mayo have been handed an injury boost ahead of their qualifier with Limerick on June 9th. Manager Stephen Rochford has confirmed that Lee Keegan will be fit for the game against Limerick at the Gaelic grounds the weekend after next. Speaking at AIB’s launch…

Leighlinbridge trainer Pat Fahy has endured a few frustrating days with talented mare Awayinthewest but she chose a good race to end those frustrations as she landed the €30,000 Monroe's Live Mares Handicap Hurdle at Ballinrobe on Monday. The daughter of…

Connacht have signed Fijian winger Sevu Reece for the upcoming season. The 21 year old has yet to be capped at international level, but was part of the New Zealand Barbarians side that played the Lions last year. He will arrive in Galway after completing the…

Mayo will face Limerick in the first round of the All Ireland Football qualifiers. Mayo will travel to face the Treaty County men.The draw for the opening round was completed this morning. Elsewhere it’s Meath v Tyrone, Derry v Kildare, London v Louth,…

Roscommon manager Kevin McStay appears to be standing firm in his side's bid to play the Connacht Football Final at Dr Hyde Park. The game is due to be played there as per the rota system in Connacht, but there's been suggestions the fixture could be moved to…

Ray Moylette has won his latest professional bout. Ray enjoyed a KO in the 7th over his Mexican opponent Miguel Zamudio in Ipswich last night. This was Ray's first departure into an eight round contest since turning pro. He is now 10-0 in his professional…

The first-round qualifier draw of the 2018 All-Ireland senior football championship will take place next Monday morning. It will be broadcast live on Morning Ireland on RTE Radio 1 just after 8.30am and also carried live on gaa.ie This first round draw…

A decision on whether or not Dr Hyde Park can stage the Connacht Senior Football Final will be made after this Saturday’s Connacht Senior Semi Final between Roscommon and Leitrim. A decision on the matter was deferred at a meeting of the Connacht Council last…

Connacht have appointed Australian Andy Friend as their new head coach. The 49 year old is a former Harlequins and Brumbies boss and worked with the Australian National team under Eddie Jones at the 2003 World Cup. He will arrive in the Sportsground at the…

Former Westport Utd player Conor O’Malley has been included in the final Republic of Ireland Senior squad for the matches against France on Monday night in Saint-Denis and USA on Saturday 2nd June in the Aviva Stadium. Conor has just reported to the Republic…

Sligo football manager Cathal Corey is awaiting an update on the fitness of forward Stephen Coen, with fears he may have suffered a serious knee ligament injury. Coen suffered the blow while playing a league game for his club St Mary’s last week and the…

Mayo ladies will meet old rivals Galway on Sunday 24th June in the TG4 Connacht Senior final. The game has been confirmed for Elverys McHale Park in Castlebar and will get underway at 4pm. The curtain raiser is the intermediate final at 2pm, where Roscommon…

Mayo footballer Sinéad Cafferky is the Croke Park Hotel / LGFA Player of the Month award winner for April. The 25-year old, from the Kilmovee Shamrocks Club, won the award for a series of impressive performances during the Lidl National League Division 1…

The Cumann na mBunscoil Mhaigh Eo county semi-finals are taking place this Wednesday and Thursday in Castlebar. The Division 3,4,5 and 2B semi-finals are down for decision tomorrow (Wed). In Division 2B, Currbaggan meet Balla at 11.15, while at 12.15 it’s…

Mayo play Sligo in Round 4 of the U17 Hurling Celtic Challenge, on Wed 23rd May at 7.30 in the Adrian Freeman Memorial Park in Tooreen. Referee is Kevin McGeeney (Roscommon). The Mayo team for the game is as follows: Josh Boles Tom Rushe Ml Grimes Rory Haran…

Mayo star Tom Parsons underwent surgery on his knee on Saturday following the serious injury he sustained during his side's Connacht SFC quarter-final defeat to Galway at MacHale Park. The midfielder was stretchered off in the second-half, where he suffered a…

Michaela Walsh was back in action yesterday when she represented Ireland at the Loughborough International in England. Michaela claimed the gold in the u23 women's shot put with a huge throw of 15.97m ranking her inside the top 5 in Europe at the age of 19.…

Women’s FAI Intermediate Cup Round 2 Manulla 3-2 Castlebar Town AET Emma Cosgrove gave Manulla a 2-1 lead but Castlebar Town equalised with the last kick of the game to force extra time. Aoife Frain go the winner for Manulla in extra time. They are now in the…

THE Ladies Gaelic Football Association is pleased to announce the teams bidding to become 2018 LGFA Interfirms champions. All roads lead to Naomh Mearnóg in Portmarnock, Dublin, on Saturday, May 26, where nine companies will compete for the top prize. In…

Galway Tribesmen 5-17 Mayo 0-7 In Sylane GAA Grounds By Tháigh Morley On a warm summer evenings with two teams bound for Galway, in this year’s Bank of Ireland Celtic Challenge teams played on a perfect evening for hurling. While in back ground Turf men…

The McHale raceday, one of the highlights of the 2018 Ballinrobe fixtures list, sponsored by local specialist farm machinery company, McHale, takes place on Tuesday May 29, part of the two-day National Hunt May racing festival at Ballinrobe. The feature race…

As the Champions League Final is scheduled for Saturday 26th May, the Mayo Football League has decided that there will no fixtures on that day. All matches that weekend will be played on Sunday 27th May at 11am and 2.30pm.

Republic of Ireland Under-16 Head Coach Paul Osam has named a 20-man squad for the upcoming UEFA Under-16 Development Tournament in Sweden. Osam takes charge of his side for the final time this season, for games against Sweden, Austria and Turkey. They…

Mayo's Tom Parsons has vowed to come back from the serious knee injury he suffered during his side's Connacht SFC quarter-final defeat to Galway on Sunday. The midfielder was stretchered off in the second-half following a serious injury. The Charlestown man…

Connacht have bolster their squad for next season with the signing of lock Joe Maksymiw from the Leicester Tigers. The 22-year-old was part of England under 18's tour to South Africa in 2014, but can still play for Ireland.

The Lidl Teams of the 2018 Ladies National Football League have been revealed. The players on each of the four divisional selections were nominated by opposition managers after each round of fixtures, and the players who received the most nominations have…

Richmond Park is the venue for tonight's SSE Airtricity League Premier Division tie between St Patrick's Athletic and Sligo Rovers. A win will move Pats level on points with fourth placed Derry City. Kick-off is at 7.45.

In showjumping news - Mayo’s Cameron Hanley has been named on the Irish five-man squad for the Longines FEI Nations Cup series in France. The four team members will be picked later this week. Ireland will do battle with 7 other teams in the French Division…

The Mayo senior football panel could be without midfielder Tom Parsons for the rest of the season, after being stretchered off the pitch yesterday during their Connacht Senior Football championship clash with Galway. Mayo GAA’s PRO Paul Cunnane told Midwest…

Stephen Rochford has had an eventful two years at the helm of Mayo football. Two defeats to Galway in 2016 & 2017 have seen his team's written off early each championship season before going on to reach the All Ireland final and lose out narrowly to Dublin in…

There will be no tickets on sale for the much anticipated clash of Mayo v Galway at the stadium tomorrow. The last remaining tickets are available through Supervalu and Centra stores only. Patrons are reminded that all persons(including children) entering the…

Connacht have confirmed that they've parted ways with head-coach Kieran Keane. The 64-year-old had completed just one year of his three year term at the Sportsground. It was a disappointed season for the westerners who finished second bottom of Conference A…

This keenly contested Mayo GAA secondary schools Junior Final produced some magnificent hurling with both teams giving their all at the splendid Ballyvary sports grounds. Rice College started the better and with Aaron Ketterick and Tommy Scahill driving over…

Check out our interview with two time All Star David Clarke as he looks ahead to one of the biggest games in the Connacht championship in several years. Clarke has been named to start in goal for Stephen Rochford's men and he started off by telling us of the…

The eagerly awaited Connacht championship clash between old rivals Mayo & Galway takes place this Sunday in Elverys MacHale Park. Following Connacht championship defeats to Galway in 2016 & 2017 Mayo will be hoping to get one over on their old rivals this…

Westport native Conor O'Malley has been called into the Republic of Ireland provisional squad for the friendly games against Celtic (May 20), France (May 28) and United States (June 2) by manager Martin O'Neill/ The 23 year old Peterborough United goalkeeper…

The Mayo Junior team are one step away from a Connacht final as they face Leitirm tonight in Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada in the Connacht Junior semi-finals. Following a last gasp one point win over over Roscommon last Wednesday night manager Jarlath Trench makes…

Sunday sees one of the most eagerly anticipated Connacht clashes in years as All Ireland finalists Mayo take on National League finalists Galway in a mouth watering encounter in McHale Park, Castlebar. As we build up to our first live championship game of the…

Tonight’s scheduled Connacht Junior Football Semi-Final between Galway and Sligo has been called off as the Yeats men have withdrawn from the competition. Galway will play the winners of Mayo & Leitrim in the final at 1.30pm on Sunday in Elverys MacHale Park.…

The Republic of Ireland Women’s Under 16 Head Coach Sharon Boyle has announced her 20-player squad for the upcoming UEFA Development Tournament in Sweden. The Women U16’s play Sweden, Austria, and Turkey in the space of five days, starting on Saturday in…

Sunday’s blockbuster of Mayo & Galway will be live on Midwest Radio with thanks to our championship sponsor Salamanca’s Tapas Bar Dublin. Angelina Nugent will bring you all the big match build up and post match analysis live from our satellite cruiser in an…

The semi-final line-up is complete in the EA Sports Cup. Cobh Ramblers, Sligo and holders Dundalk joined Derry in the last four last night. David Cawley's header gave Sligo a 1-nil win over Premier Division high flyers Sligo at the Showgrounds. Darren Murphy…

This Saturday sees the opening round of the Christy Ring Cup. The Mayo hurlers will travel to Aughrim to take on Wicklow at 3pm. Elsewhere, in Newbridge at 3.30pm Roscommon clash with Kildare. In the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship on Saturday evening at…

The first of the Connacht Junior Football Championship Semi-Finals take place this evening in Tuam. Galway & Sligo face off at 7pm. At the same time tomorrow evening in Carrick-on-Shannon Leitrim host Mayo. The Connacht Junior Final will then serve as a…

The first-year girls at Sacred Heart Schools Westport are national champions, after winning the Bank of Ireland FAI Girls 1st year cup yesterday, defeating Loreto College of Kilkenny by 4-3 following a dramtic penalty shootout. 16 of the Sacred Heart School’s…

Derry City are the first team into the semi-finals of the EA Sports Cup. Ronan Curtis scored a hat-trick in their 7-3 win over Shelbourne last night. There are three more quarter-final ties down for decision later. Holders Dundalk host Bohemians, Sligo Rovers…

Leitrim booked their place in to the Connacht Senior Football Championship semi-final following a hard earned one point win after extra-time over New York. It finished 0-19 to 1-15 in the Bronx. Leitrim will now take on Roscommon in Carrick on Shannon on…

232 students from 27 schools in Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo competed in the SPAR FAI Primary School 5s Connacht Finals which were held in Solar21 Park, Castlebar this afternoon (May 3) The event saw 31,728 children participate this year. The…

THERE are 22 survivors from the teams that lined out in the 2017 TG4 All-Ireland ladies senior football final in Dublin and Mayo’s starting line-ups for Sunday’s eagerly-anticipated Lidl NFL Division 1 final at Parnell Park (4.0). Dublin boss Mick Bohan and…

The Sligo team to face London on Sunday has been named. There are championship debuts for Luke Nicholson and Liam Gaughan while Kevin McDonnell will captain the side for the first time in the championship. Cathal Henry also starts after returning to the panel…

Mayo will play host to elite international boxing this month when Ireland take on India in the TF Royal Hotel Castlebar on May 26th. Speaking at the launch in Lough Lannagh today, Bernard Dunne, Head of Performance for the EliteBoxing Unit of the IABA said…

The Mayo U17 team get their Connacht football championship campaign underway tonight when they face Leitrim in Elverys MacHale Park. There is a change to this year's competition which goes from straight knockout to a round robin series, new manager Tomas…

The Mayo Junior team start their Connacht championship campaign tonight when they host Roscommon in Elverys MacHale Park. New manager Jarlath Trench will be keen to get a win in his opening fixture and has named a team with plenty of youth & experience. The…

Cork’s Conor Lane has been confirmed as referee for the Connacht senior football championship clash of Mayo and Galway in Castlebar on Sunday week 13th May. Conor Lane was the man in charge during the All-Ireland final between Mayo and Dublin last September.…

Elvery's MacHale Park in Castlebar will play host to two Connacht football championship matches this evening. The action gets underway with the meeting of Mayo and Roscommon in the Connacht Junior Football Championship quarter-final at 6.30pm. That will be…

Mayo boxer Ray Moylette will fight twice in May and June, as he continues his impressive start to the pro ranks. Moylette, a former world junior amateur champion, will firstly fight in Ipswich on May 26th in a show promoted by Mervin Turner under his…

Cillian O’Connor has been confirmed as the captain of the Mayo Senior Football team for a third successive season. Mayo manager Stephen Rochford confirmed the news this afternoon at the Connacht GAA Centre in Bekan, at the press launch ahead of the start of…

There's a seven-race card at Ballinrobe this evening where the first goes to post at 5.35pm. Recent Fairyhouse winner Flemenstorm is among 12 declared for the Breaffy House Resort Handicap Chase at the Mayo track this evening.

Elverys MacHale Park Castlebar will play host to a double header tomorrow evening. At 6.30pm the Connacht Junior Football Quarter Final will see Mayo clash with Roscommon. That will be followed by the U17 Football clash involving Mayo & Leitrim at 8pm. Galway…

Dundalk are the new leaders of the SSE Airticity Premier Division this morning. A Pat Hoban brace helped Stephen Kenny's side to a 5-nil victory at home to St. Pat's. Cork City drop to second on goal difference after a surprising 3-nil loss away to Shamrock…

A disappointing first season looks like costing Kieran Keane his job at Connacht. The province is reportedly ready to part ways with their head coach just one-year into a three-year deal. Connacht finished second-from-bottom in Conference A of the Pro 14,…

The Mayo U17 hurlers start their National Celtic Challenge Hurling campaign with a home tie against Roscommon this Wednesday at 7.30 in the Connacht Centre. The referee is Liam Gordan from Galway. The Mayo team for the game starts as follows: Josh Boles Tomas…

There's a full round of fixtures in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division tonight. Cork City can pile the pressure on the under fire Shamrock Rovers head coach Stephen Bradley later. The Hoops are winless in their last 6 outings in the league ahead of…

Mayo U13s involvement in the SFAI Subway Interleague ended on Saturday at FAI headquarters in Abbotstown when they were beaten 2 1 by the Dublin and District Schoolboy League in an enthralling encounter. Mayo were more than a match for their illustrious…

THE draws for the newly-introduced round-robin stages of the TG4 All-Ireland senior championships have been revealed. The four groups, each containing three counties, were drawn at the Ladies Gaelic Football Association’s rescheduled Annual Congress, taking…

In the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division, Turners Cross hosts the meeting of the top 2 sides in the top flight this evening. Cork City and Dundalk go into tonights game deadlocked at the summit of the table on 28 points. Last month, the Lilywhites…

Connacht captain John Muldoon will lead his province out in his 327th and final appearance against Leinster in the Guinness PRO-14 tomorrow. Tom Farrell and Bundee Aki continue their partnership in midfield while Ireland internationals Tiernan O'Halloran,…

Tributes have been paid to the Chairman of the East Mayo GAA Board, Ciaran Byrne, who passed away suddenly this week. Mr Byrne also served as a coach and referee in Mayo for many years. Mayo GAA has extended their deepest sympathies to Ciaran's family,…

Head coach of the Ireland Under 16 women’s team, Karl Kilbride, has today announced his final roster of 12 players for this summer’s FIBA Under 16 Women’s European Championship Division B which will take place in Montenegro from August 16th to 25th, 2018.…

Honda as official partner of the PRO14 Final are giving one Under 12 team from each province the chance to play at half time at the PRO14 Final at the Aviva Stadium on the 26 May in front of 50,000 rugby supporters. To enter the competition a two minute video…

Claremorris Golf Club is the venue for this year’s Cairde Mhaigh Eo Golf Classic. The Classic will take place on Friday May 11th and Saturday May 12th. The cost of a team is €200. All funds generated will go directly to preparation for Mayo teams competing…

Tickets for the eagerly awaited Connacht Senior Football Championship meeting of Mayo and Galway on Sunday May 13th in Elverys MacHale Park will go on sale from tomorrow afternoon. The game starts at 4pm and will be preceded by the Connacht Junior Football…

Sligo Rovers await the winners of tonight's E-A Sports Cup last 16 encounter between Cork City and Waterford at the R-S-C. It will be the third time the Munster rivals have met this season. The Leesiders had a 2-nil home victory when the sides met in the…

The GAA has announced its list of official charities for the year ahead. Five charities from around the country and representing a range of different causes were selected by the Association to be charity partners for this year. The charities were unveiled at…

The draw for round two of the Tuohy Cup has been made. As there are only five teams remaining, there is one match and 3 byes. The draw was as follows : Ballyhaunis Town Vs Swinford Achill Rovers, Glenhest OR Conn Rangers, Snugboro Utd got byes to the semi…

For many rugby fans in this part of the world, the changing weather signals the end of the club season and a well-earned break for players, coaches, officials and club officers. But there is still business to be done, and this coming Saturday, Ballinrobe RFC…

Defending champion Cork City have joined Dundalk at the summit of the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division. The Leesiders won 2-nil at Bohemians last night while Derry fought back twice to earn a 2-all draw at leaders into the night Dundalk. Waterford are…

There are a couple of changes to fixtures in this weekends Mayo League. In the Super League on Sunday Claremorris and Straide & Foxford Utd has been put back to 2.30pm. This evening Kilmore's home clash with Ballina Town B kicks off at 5.30pm.

After suffering an opening round defeat last weekend in the Roscommon Senior Championship St. Brigid's managed to get their campaign back on track last night. The Kiltoom based outfit overcame Strokestown on a 1-11 to 1-6 scoreline.

There a few changes to the fixtures in the Mayo Junior Championship this weekend. Today's clash between Killala and Crossmolina now goes ahead at the earlier time of 4pm in Killala. In the Junior B Championship Breaffy have conceded their game against…

It's yet another huge weekend across a variety of sporting codes in the region this Saturday and Sunday, and looking ahead to the major events, including a preview of the Mayo Junior championship, Michael D McAndrew and Cormac O'Malley give their take on…

This Sunday at 2.30pm in Solar 21 Park Milebush, the Mayo under 18 footballers go in search of a historic victory in the FAI New Balance Youth Inter League Cup Final. Since the competition began in 1965, Mayo have reached the final on only one previous…

Ballina RFC will take a huge step towards Ulster Bank League and senior rugby if they can claim victory against Instonians tomorrow in their second round robin qualifier at Shawbridge. Ballina are aiming to become the fifth Connacht club that will compete in…

A repeat of the 2016 decider sees holders Cork, chasing six-in-a-row, up against Mayo at the penultimate stage of the competition. This is also a repeat of last year’s TG4 All-Ireland semi-final between the counties and the fixture will provide a pretty…

Galway club Corofin will travel to the Big Apple next week for a challenge match with New York, as the Exiles prepare for what they hope will be a first ever win in the Connacht senior football championship next month. New York have gone close to defeating…

David McConn and Tom Phillips were last night appointed as joint managers of the Mayo U21 hurling team. The Ballyhaunis pair were officially ratified last night by delegates at the County Board meeting. And Jarlath Trench was officially ratified as Mayo…

Due to the involvement of the Mayo U18's in the Inter League final against Cork on Sunday next 22nd April at 2.30pm in Solar 21 Park, the Mayo League has announced that they have decided to change all matches on Sunday to 11.00am. This change will give…

Ballina RFC have announced that Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt will be the guest speaker at their Eve of Pro14 Final lunch in Landsdowne Road on 25th May. The fundraising event will take place in the Wanderers RFC clubhouse in the Aviva Stadium. Ballina RFC…

The draw for the next round of the Westaro Cup has been made. There are only five teams remaining so there is one match and three byes in the next stage. Ballina Town Vs Castlebar Celtic Ballyglass, Manulla and S & F Utd got byes to the semi finals The match…

The top two are both in action in the S-S-E Airtricity League Premier Division this evening. Leaders Dundalk travel to Limerick, while second place Cork City entertain Sligo Rovers. All the games kick off at 7.45.

The Mayo Ladies will aim to secure their place in the National League Division 1 football final on Sunday when they face the reigning champions Cork. The semi-final throws in at 3pm on Sunday in Birr, Co. Offaly.

It was a weekend to remember for Aghamore GAA Club, as they won two All-Ireland Scór titles in Sligo on Saturday. The Set Dancing champions are Áine Duffy, Eleanor Harrison, Rachel Lyons, Orna Hession, Thomas Doherty and three Frayne brothers – James, Davóg…

Swim Ireland’s team for their premier benchmark meet of 2018, the LEN European Championships in Glasgow will be spearheaded by 2017 World University Games Champion Shane Ryan and 2017 World Junior Champion Mona McSharry. National Performance Director Jon…

Mayo volleyball club finished the weekend with mixed emotions as they played 2 of Dublins best clubs in consecutive days, Dalkey and Trinity College Dublin. After Dalkey inflicted on Mayo their first ever defeat last October the Westerners exacted revenge on…

Aghamore GAA club were crowned All Ireland Champions in both the Instrumental Music and Set Dancing sections of Scór Sinsir which were held in Sligo on Saturday. Tom Roche, Kilfian GAA was presented with a national award for long and loyal service to Scór.…

In the SSE Airitricity League Premier Division tonight, Limerick host Sligo Rovers at 6:30. Both teams desperately need the points as they have had rather disappointing starts to their respective campaigns.

The GAA has confirmed its panels of referees for the 2018 Championship in Hurling and Gaelic Football. Two new referees have been included on the Championship panel - Monaghan's Martin McNally (Football) and Limerick’s Johnny Murphy (Hurling). Sligo official…

The fixtures have been confirmed for the Joe McDonagh, Christy Ring, Nicky Rackard and Lory Meagher Cups. Mayo will open their Christy Ring campaign against Wicklow in Aughrim on Saturday May 12th at 3pm. Their second round encounter is a home one against…

A classy first half performance paved the way for the Republic of Ireland Under 18 Schools side to capture the Centenary Shield for the first time since 2015 with a 3-1 victory over close rivals Scotland in their final fixture at Home Farm FC this afternoon…

All-Ireland champions Corofin have been rewarded with six players on the first ever AIB GAA Club Players’ football team of the championship. The new GAA initiative has reviewed the outstanding performances at provincial and All-Ireland level in the AIB Club…

The Western People West of Ireland Women's Mini Marathon takes place on Sunday May 6th 2018, 12 noon at The Mall in Castlebar, Co. Mayo. Now in its 9th year the 10km event is one of the premier sporting events in the West attracting over 2000 participants…

The draws have been made for the 2018 John West Feile na nGael Hurling and Camogie competitions. There will be 256 hurling and camogie sides in action over the weekend with 128 host sides (72 hurling and 56 camogie sides) in action with the same amount of…

This weekend sees the start of the Westaro Cup. On Saturday evening two games are down for 6pm. Straide & Foxford Utd host Iorras Aontaithe while Manulla welcome the visit of Westport United. On Sunday Claremorris host neighbours Ballyglass, Ballyheane…

The Mayo Comortas Peile na Gaeltachta finals take place in Belmullet this weekend. On Saturday the Junior semi-finals get underway at 2pm where Cill Chomain clash with Ballycroy who are competing in their first year of the competition. At 3.30 Achill take on…

The Tommy Joe Gibbons second annual memorial tournament was held yesterday at the Lakeside Sports & Fitness club in Ballinrobe. 22 players took part in the doubles handball tournament. The overall winners were David Davoren from Ballinrobe handball club and…

Co Down’s Conor Swail has taken runner-up spot in today’s (Sunday) four-star Grand Prix at Arezzo in Italy to take home just over €11,000. Thirteen combinations made it through to the jump-off including Mayo’s Cameron Hanley who briefly held the lead with…

It's been another very successful day for the throwers today at the AAI National Spring Throws held in Templemore. Michaela Walsh added another medal to her collection when she won gold to take the National Senior Women's Title in the hammer. This is…

Lidl Ladies National Football LeagueDivision 1 Mayo 6-11 Monaghan 3-11 (Mayo through to league semi-final to play Cork in two weeks time) Galway 0-13Westmeath 0-07 (Galway through to league semi-final to play Dublin in two weeks time)

The latest Longines World Show Jumping rankings released today (Thursday) by the FEI, shows Ireland now has eleven riders ranked among the top 100 in the world – a figure only surpassed by the USA with twelve. The news comes on the back of a strong start to…

Mayo GAA is delighted to announce Connacht Gold as the new sponsor for the 2018 Mayo GAA Senior Club Championship aswell as Homeland retail stores as sponsor of Mayo GAA underage competitions. The first round of the Mayo Senior club championship throws in…

The FAI will officially launch their Club Mark awards at lunchtime today. Mayo’s Achill Rovers is one of three clubs that have already completed the first stage of the Club Mark, and club representatives will be on hand at today’s launch at the National…

Tullaghan Bay Rowing Club from Mayo have just affiliated to Rowing Ireland. This is the first Mayo club to join Rowing Ireland, after coming away with a significant number of medals from the 2018 Indoor Championships.

Mayo's Connacht Championship preparations have been given a timely boost. Keith Higgins is back in the panel having spent the League campaign with the county's hurlers. Midwest Sport understands that the four-time All Star from Ballyhaunis trained with the…

Ballaghadereen teenager Adam McAllister has been selected to play on the Irish U19 Badminton team, who will compete at the European Championships in Estonia in September. The championships will run from the 6-16th September.

Sligo Rovers, Bohemians and Derry City have all secured their places in the quarter finals of the E-A Sports Cup Former Liverpool striker Adam Morgan was on target in Sligo's 1-nil victory at Galway. Derry City recovered from going 1-nil down to edge out…

A seasoned Irish international and not even out of his teens, Ballaghaderreen's Adam McAllister is one of the hottest rising talents in Irish badminton at the moment. After winning a record three National titles in one day recently, Angelina McHugh caught up…

Donegal's Jason Quigley faces Puerto Rico's Daniel Rosario in Boston in the early hours of tomorrow morning. The middleweight will be aiming to make it 14 wins from 14 as a professional. Mayo's Ray Moylette, also unbeaten in the pro ranks, faces…

Castlerea’s Aoife O’Rourke upgraded her guaranteed bronze medals to at least silver in emphatic style at the European U/22 Championships in Targu Jui, Romania. Both women produced massive last-four performances to progress to Sunday’s finals. The Roscommon…

The race is on to secure a place on the Ireland team to face the United States of America in the third edition of the International King's Cup at Lough Erne Resort in Co. Fermanagh. Connacht's superb Westport Golf Club hosted the opening provincial qualifier…

The 2018 Ballinrobe racing season kicks off on April 13, with record prize-money of over €1million on offer at the Mayo track. An additional date has also been added to the programme which now comprises ten racedays, seven National Hunt meetings and three…

Roscommon Manager Kevin McStay named his team to take on Cavan in Sunday’s Allianz League Division 2 League Final in Croke Park on Sunday next at 2pm. The team shows just one change from the team that played Cork on Sunday last with James Featherston of…

THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND Schools select captured the elusive Bob Docherty Cup in Ulster University, Jordanstown on Monday running out 2-1 winners to England in a crunching encounter. The Lionesses were showing more of the drive and commitment in the first half…

The division 1 & 2 Allianz National Football League finals will be played in Croke Park on Easter Sunday. Roscommon and Cavan meet at 2 o’clock in the Division 2 final – that’s followed at 4pm by the meeting of Galway and Dublin in the Division 1 final.

Olympic Boxing Club’s Gabriel Dossen gets his European U22 Boxing Championship campaign underway today in the 75kg category this afternoon when he faces Hambardzum Hakobyan from Armenia in the last sixteen. Gabriel is expected in the ring at approximately 2pm…

Mayo Ladies Footballers have been handed a huge boost after being awarded their league points against Kerry, after the Kingdom fielded three ineligible players in their Lidl National League Division 1 clash last month. The three are believed to have been from…

SFAI U13 Cup Kiltimagh Knock Utd defeated Corduff to book a place in the last four of the competition Under 17 Division 1 Team 1 Team 2 Time Castlebar Celtic 1 Ballyheane 6 14:00 Under 17 Division 2 Team 1 Team 2 Time Fahy Rovers 3 Conn Rangers B 3 14:00…

Connacht Junior Rugby Cup Final Ballina 43-7 Sligo Other rugby news. Castlebar have secured a playoff for promotion to Div 1A after beating Ballinrobe and securing the bonus point. Three tries from Sean Tonra and one from Liam Molloy added to well-hit kicks…

The 2017 Michael O’Brien Plant Hire J1000 champions Jason & Matthew Murphy continued their title defence with another flawless display on Round 2 of the Valvoline Irish Forestry Championship, Limerick Forest Rally today. They led from start to finish over the…

The final round of the Allianz Football league takes place tomorrow and it sees Mayo travel to Ballybofey to face Donegal. A defeat to Tyrone last Sunday means Mayo must avoid defeat tomorrow if they are to avoid relegation to Division Two. Following that…

Carnacon Ladies GAA will receive special recognition this evening for their recent exploits. Mayo county council are hosting a civic reception for the six-times all Ireland senior ladies champions this evening at Lough Lannagh in recognition of their…

Ballina Rugby Club have this morning launched a competition to see which of their supporters can be the 'greenest' as they prepare for Sunday's big Junior Cup final clash on Sunday against Sligo at 3pm. They're asking their fans to get dressed in green from…

Mayo Volleyball player, Mikal O'Boyle has successfully made it to the Ireland National Volleyball team. The Knock based player debuted against Northern Ireland in The Watershed Arena in Kilkenny and hit the ground running as her side defeated their Northern…

Roscommon Manager Kevin McStay has tonight named his team to play Cork in the final round of the Allianz National Football League Division 2. The game is scheduled to be played in Dr Hyde Park Roscommon at 3pm on Sunday. The announcement was made at the very…

Connacht gear up for their European Challenge Cup quarter final with a Pro 14 match against Edinburgh at the Sportsground this evening. Ireland lock Quinn Roux is back in the starting 15 alongside Flanker Eoin McKeon who has been out of action since November…

Lee Keegan is likely to miss Mayo's Connacht Championship quarter final with Galway. The former footballer of the year suffered a dislocated shoulder during Mayo's Division One defeat to Tyrone last week. It's understood that Cillian O'Connor will be fit in…

Mayo travel to Ballybofey next Sunday to take on Donegal in the final round of the National Football League. It’s a do-or-die clash for both sides, with the losers dropping down a division for next season. The Mayo V Donegal clash throws-in at 3pm, and will…

The GAA have confirmed their plans for the games that fell victim to the weather this past weekend. Wexford and Galway will play their Hurling League quarter final on Saturday at Innovate Wexford Park where there'll be a 3pm start. While Dublin's meeting with…

Connacht have signed Australian international centre, Kyle Godwin. The 25-year old will link up with his new team-mates at the Sportsgrounds in the summer after two-years with Super Rugby side, Brumbies. Godwin won his solitary Wallabies cap in their test…

Anthony Nolan from Wicklow has been appointed as the referee for Sunday’s final round of the football league between Mayo and Donegal. It’s a do-or-die clash for both sides with the losers dropping down a division for next season. Midwest Radio will have full…

The Republic of Ireland U18 School Boys played out a 0-0 draw with England in Luton over the weekend. Next up for the Republic will be a clash with Northern Ireland on March 29th followed by a clash with Scotland in Whitehall on April 12th. Luke McNicholas…

Mayo U13s Drew 1 all with Athlone and District schoolboy league in Iona Park, Athlone on Monday and in the process topped the Connacht section of the Subway SFAI interleague championship. A wonder strike from Paul Guilmore drew Mayo level after earlier…

In Division 3 of the football league, the final relegation place will go down to the wire. Struggling Offaly and Sligo played out an eight points apiece draw yesterday, leaving Offaly in the drop-zone.

Midwest Radio commentator Mark Gilmore chatted with Mayo manager Derek Walsh, and captain Cathal Freeman after Sunday's Division 2B League Final win over Down in Cavan. Watch back the interviews now as they reflected on a job well done. Full highlights of the…

Two Mayo players who picked up injuries in Sunday’s Allianz League clash with Tyrone are still undergoing assessment on those injuries. A spokesperson for Mayo GAA told Midwest Sport that Lee Keegan will get specialist opinion and medical imaging on a…

Mayo hurlers gained promotion to Division 2A of the National Hurling League as they saw off Down in the league final on Sunday in Cavan. Despite trailing at the break, a superb defensive display in the second half, allied to some wonderful scores from the…

Due to overnight snow the GAA has confirmed that the following games fixed for today have been postponed and subject to pitch inspections will be played tomorrow, Bank Holiday Monday, March 19 at the same venue and at the same time. AFL Roinn 2: Louth v Meath…

The penultimate round of the Allianz Football league takes place tomorrow as Mayo host Tyrone in Elverys MacHale Park. Following a win on the road last weekend in Kildare Stephen Rochford makes two changes to his starting with Seamus O'Shea & Michael Hall…

Westport United FC is delighted to announce that John Russell has been appointed as the new manager of the club’s Super League team. John’s recent coaching background is of the highest calibre, and he is the current FAI Regional Development Officer for…

Just goal difference separates Cork City and Waterford at the top of the S-S-E Airtricity League table heading into tonight's Premier Division action. Shamrock Rovers entertain St. Patrick's Athletic. Bohemians welcome Sligo Rovers to Dalymount Park. Bray…

Connacht GAA is pleased to announce the appointment of Cathal Cregg as the new Connacht GAA Provincial Games Development Manager in succession to John Tobin. Cathal has worked as Head Strength & Conditioning Officer with Connacht GAA for the past 5 years…

Badminton, once a thriving sport in Mayo, is being reformed. After a long break the Mayo Badminton Association is organising a new league in which beginners are invited to take part. In the 1980's badminton was flourishing all over the country and Mayo was no…

Connacht have tied another of their key players to a new contract. Winger Matt Healy will stay with the province until at least the summer of 2020. Healy is Connacht's record try-scorer, crossing the whitewash 44-times in 104 appearances to date. His…

Five Mayo stars are among the TG4 Ladies Football All-Stars of 2016 and 2017 who are en route to Bangkok. This is the eighth All-Star tour for the LGFA, with players who won All-Stars in 2016 and 2017 among the group – including Mayo’s Fiona McHale, Sarah…

Connacht have tied Eoghan Masterson to a new two-year contract. The back row will stay at the Sportsground until at least the summer of 2020. Masterson has made nearly 60-appearances for Connacht, almost half of which have come this season.

Neal Moylett from Ballina RFC has been selected for the Ireland U19 squad. The team will play matches against France and Japan in April. Today's news is very special as Neal's father Michael is a former Irish international and the Moyletts now join the famed…

Maurice Deegan has been confirmed to referee Mayo v Tyrone this Sunday. The Allianz National Football League Division 1 clash between the sides will get underway at 2pm. The game will be live here on Midwest Radio Sport with Tom Carney on commentary joined by…

The Republic of Ireland u15 girls Schools select retained the John Read Trophy following a comprehensive display against hosts England in Stafford Town FC at the weekend. Its two wins on the bounce for Berkeley’s side as they overcame Northern Ireland 2-1…

Sligo recorded a 2-1 win at Bray Wanderers last night in the SSE Airtricity Premier League. Cork City returned to winning ways with a 1-0 over Shamrock Rovers at Turners Cross. Dundalk were held to a nil all draw with St Patrick's Athletic at Richmond Park.…

The Mayo League narrowly lost out to Finn Harps in the opening round of the EA Cup last night. It finished 4-3 to the home side but Mayo came very close to pushing the game to extra time. Finn Harps led 2-0 at half time, thanks to first half goals from…

The G-A-A has announced the details of this Sunday's Allianz National Hurling League Division One quarter-finals. All-Ireland champions Galway are away to Wexford at 2pm on Sunday, Offaly welcome Kilkenny to Tullamore for a 1pm throw-in, it's a 3pm start for…

Connacht have confirmed the signing of Robin Copeland. The back-row forward has signed a two-year contract at the Sportsground after it was announced last week he was to end his four-seasons with Munster. He will join Connacht at the end of the current season…

Conditions were perfect for the return of the Mayo Stages Rally to Achill Island. After the success of last year’s event, Clerk of the Course Trevor O’Connell and his team rose to the occasion to make an every bigger and more spectacular event. With the…

Former double National Rally champion Declan Boyle took a comfortable victory in the opening round of this year’s Triton Showers series by bringing his Ford Fiesta home 37 seconds clear of the nearest opposition in the Achill Island Hotel-Connacht Print and…

Dublin City University (DCU) 2-12 University of Limerick (UL) 0-17 Emma Duffy reports from Abbotstown CAPTAIN Fantastic Aishling Moloney swung over a sensational late winner as Dublin City University edged UL to be crowned Gourmet Food Parlour O’Connor Cup…

MAYO sisters Grace and Niamh Kelly will go head to head for Gourmet Food Parlour O’Connor Cup glory on Sunday. Holders University of Limerick, who have Grace in their ranks, booked their place in a fifth successive decider with a 3-14 to 1-11 victory over UCC…

Round 5 of the Allianz football league sees Mayo make the trip to Newbridge to face Kildare on tomorrow.Three defeats in a row leave Mayo badly in need of a win to help avoid the drop to division two. Manager Stephen Rochford makes just one change to his…

The Mayo Hurling team to face Down in the final group game of the Allianz Hurling League Division 2B has been named. 1. Martin Parsons2. Aidan Brennan 3. Michael Morley 4. Danial Huane 5. Conor Henry6. conor Daly7. Tony Sweeney8. John Cotter9. Conor…

Head coach of NUIG Mystics, Mike Murray, has this week been appointed to the backroom team of Pete Strickland’s Ireland Senior men’s team. Murray – who is originally from Mayo but now lives in Galway - has been appointed as team manager for the squad, who are…

There was a large turnout for the AGM of the Mayo Football League which was held at Solar 21 Park last night. The following members were elected to the LMC - Gerry Sweeney, Chairperson, Sean Molloy, Vice Chairperson, John Durkan, Secretary, Tom McDaniel,…

Cork City can make it 4 wins out of 4 in the new S-S-E Aritricity League Premier Division, by beating Dundalk at Oriel Park tonight. The Louth side will be looking to beat the Leesiders for the first time in 8 meetings. Shamrock Rovers play host to Derry…

Corofin full-forward Martin Farragher, who was controversially sent off in the All-Ireland club football semi-final against Moorefield last month, has been cleared to play in the final on St. Patrick’s Day. Much to the relief of player and club, the GAA’s…

IT Sligo FC first team has won the Rustlers CFAI Plate Final after beating GMIT Galway 3 – 1. Michael Guilfoyle from Foxford, Gary Higgins from Ballyhaunis, and Darren Murray from Balla, and the rest of squad were in high spirits after the match which took…

A new supporters' club for Mayo Ladies Football has been announced. The club, Mayo Mban, is an independent group of family, friends and supporters who have come together to help the Green and Red in their quest to win the All-Ireland title. In a statement…

Three Killala players will be in action for Connacht at the Junior Interprovincials in Belfast this weekend. The event takes place in Belfast from Friday to Sunday. The players are Aine Goff, Aoibheann Bilbow and Joan Gallagher.

The GAA have revealed the re-fixture details for the 33 games that were called off due to the adverse conditions brought in by Storm Emma. Round 5 of both the Allianz Football and Hurling Leagues will now take place this weekend, Saturday March 10 and Sunday…

Three Mayo men will play in the Rustlers Division 1 Final on Monday, March 12th. Michael Guilfoyle from Foxford, Gary Higgins from Ballyhaunis, and Darren Murray from Balla, will play with IT Sligo FC against Limerick IT. The final, which was postponed due to…

Re-fixture details are expected tomorrow for the Allianz Football and Hurling League games which were postponed last weekend due to weather conditions. The football games will go ahead next weekend, as it was a free weekend for Allianz Football League games.…

All of tomorrow's North Mayo Sweeney Cup fixtures have been postponed due to adverse weather conditions. All of the West Mayo Kelly Cup games are also off, bar Louisburgh v Islandeady, who will wait until tomorrow to see if the game can proceed. The East Mayo…

RICHARD BEREKELEY’s Schools select will jet off to the UK next weekend as they take on the powerful Lionesses’ in the annual Invitational Friendly in Stafford Town FC which is scheduled to kick off on Saturday, March 10 (3pm) This will be the fifth occasion…

The EA SPORTS Cup First Round ties that were due to take place on Monday, March 5 and Tuesday, March 6 have now been rescheduled until later in the month due to severe weather conditions. The rescheduled ties will take place across Monday, March 12, Tuesday,…

Hosts England will kick start their title defence in a fortnight’s time when the Republic of Ireland travel to Luton Town to take on the three lions on Friday, March 16 (KO 7pm). This will be William O’Connor’s second away fixture on the bounce and he’ll be…

Ireland lock Ultan Dillane will start for Connacht in their Guinness PRO14 match at the Cheetahs tomorrow evening. The only other change from last week's win over Benetton sees Toulouse-bound Pita Ahki comes into midfield to partner Eoin Griffin in the centre.

Saturday's Connacht Post Primary Schools Senior A Final between Rice College and St Attracta's has been postponed due to weather conditions. It had been scheduled for Tuam Stadium. Following school closures, weather warnings and forecasted deterioration of…

All 33 of this weekend's Allianz National League have been postponed due to the adverse weather conditions. The fifth round of Hurling League games will now be played next weekend with quarter-finals moved to St Patrick's weekend. The semis will be played a…

The Football Association of Ireland can confirm that all games scheduled to take place in the SSE Airtricity League this weekend have been postponed. Following a detailed monitoring process, where the FAI worked closely with all clubs, it was decided to…

In the interest of safety for all concerned the football referee course for all new referees which was scheduled for this evening in Elverys MacHale Park has been postponed. It will continue next Wednesday night March 7th at 8pm.

Connacht have announced the installation of temporary terracing for next month's Challenge Cup quarter final with Gloucester. The move is to facilitate the high demand for tickets for the game. The terracing will be installed at the College Road and Bohermore…

The GAA will wait until Friday to make a decision on whether this weekend's League games will go ahead. There's a full round of fixtures slated for the Football League across Saturday and Sunday. While the final round of group games in the hurling league are…

The Mayo U18 Boys will play Waterford next Sunday in Solar 21 Park at 12 noon in the U18 Inter League. This is the Quarter Final of this U18 competition. Mayo U18s beat Donegal 2-0 in Donegal last Saturday. All support would be appreciated.

Check out our weekend review of everything that happened this weekend in sport including an interview with Mayo hurling manager Derek Walsh as the senior hurlers booked their place in the Division 2B NHL Final with a hard fought victory over Wicklow in…

Ultan Dillane has been released from international duty to travel with the Connacht squad to South Africa. The lock is among a squad of 25 that heads to Bloemfontein for their Pro 14 meeting with the Cheetahs. Eoin McKeon and Peter Robb are nearing their…

Monaghan referee Martin McNally has been appointed to officiate this Sunday’s Allianz National Football League meeting between Mayo & Kildare. The game in Newbridge gets underway at 2pm on Sunday, and it will be live here on Midwest Radio Sport with thanks to…

Cork City continued their winning start to the new SSE Airtricity Premier Division season last night. A Graham Cummins hat-trick eased John Caulfield's side to a 4-1 win away to Sligo Rovers. The hosts ended that game with ten men following the dismissal of…